ANTI-AI ARCHIVE
RESEARCH GUIDE

Digital replicas and synthetic performers: what needs to be distinguished?

ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · LUOCAO / CHEN HAOHAO

Revised 2026-09-22

Replicating a voice or likeness, using an existing performance for model training, and producing a synthetic performer are different activities. Identify the object, parties, agreement coverage and stated uses in each source. The archive’s SAG-AFTRA screen case connects the 2023 strike with agreement materials from 2026. These records trace changes in terms and bargaining; they do not establish identical protections for all performers.

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Image published with “Beijing Internet Court issues first-instance judgment in AI-generated voice personality-rights case”. Its creation date is not inferred from the event date in this record.View full image ↗

Image published with “Beijing Internet Court issues first-instance judgment in AI-generated voice personality-rights case”. Its creation date is not inferred from the event date in this record.

Image source: Beijing High People’s Court, Jingfa Wangshi; supplied by Beijing Internet Court and published through The Paper’s government channel; rights remain with the original rights holders.

Source · Beijing Internet Court issues first-instance judgment in AI-generated voice personality-rights case ↗

Related cases & evidence

These cases provide material for comparison and verification; no single source substantiates every claim in the guide.

CASE-0024

SAG-AFTRA / 2023 screen strike and digital replicas ↗

This case contains three dated events; see the timeline. Original documents, parties’ responses, and subsequent developments are still being collected.

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Striking actors and writers in Los Angeles on 17 July 2023. This photograph documents the strike, not the November agreement.View full image ↗

Striking actors and writers in Los Angeles on 17 July 2023. This photograph documents the strike, not the November agreement.

Photograph: Benoît Prieur; Wikimedia Commons; CC0 1.0

Source · Striking actors and writers in LA, July 2023 ↗
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Original sources

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Citation & methodology

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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. Digital replicas and synthetic performers: what needs to be distinguished?. https://salondesrefuses.cn/en/topics/creative-labour-ai-rights/guides/replicas

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Creative labour, consent & AI rights: voice, performance and contracts ↗From strike to agreement: distinguish announcement, ratification and implementation ↗Public hearings and a voice-rights case: different institutional routes ↗How can consent, compensation and control be researched? ↗Further reading, sources & citation ↗Return to the selected card ↗Explore the full event chronology ↗