Source: The Next Web
Cage's refusal signals a hardening stance among A-list talent against blanket AI rights grabs, even on cancelled projects where leverage is typically minimal. The move matters less as a victory—Amazon killed the show anyway—and more as precedent: major actors are now treating AI waivers as non-negotiable contract items rather than boilerplate formalities, forcing studios to negotiate rather than embed synthetic likenesses in their standard agreements. Friction over AI clauses is accelerating the guild push for legislated AI carve-outs, since voluntary studio compliance is proving ineffective.