'Succession' star Brian Cox on Friday spearheaded a protest by hundreds of UK actors in support of striking US colleagues walking out over low pay and the 'existential threat' posed by artificial intelligence.
Brian Cox told AFP use of AI in the entertainment industry was a 'really serious' threat and had to be halted.LONDON -"Succession" star Brian Cox on Friday spearheaded a protest by hundreds of UK actors in support of striking US colleagues walking out over low pay and the"existential threat" posed by artificial intelligence.
Actors chanted"luvvies united will never be defeated" and waved UK acting union Equity banners in solidarity with the US Screen Actors Guild .Some 160,000 US movie and television actors walked off the job last week, joining writers who have been on strike for weeks. The industrial action is the first US industry-wide walkout for 63 years and has effectively shut down Hollywood.
"Well they cannot do what they like with them and they shouldn't be allowed to. We are going to stop it," he added.
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