Hollywood's actor's guild, the SAG-AFTRA union, could be heading to the picket lines if a new deal isn't struck with major production studios. In similar fashion to Hollywood writers, nearly 98 percent of the union's 160,000 members voted to strike over better pay and assurances that artificial intelligence wouldn't impact their livelihoods.
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