After a 118-day strike, the Hollywood Actors' Union has reached a new labor agreement with film and television production companies. According to the agreement, production companies must obtain actors' permission when using artificial intelligence to generate digital representations of actors, and must pay actors when their digital stand-ins appear on screen. This grants actors the right to consent and to receive fair compensation. The agreement also sets minimum compensation standards for AI use and includes safeguards against the use of AI to synthesize actors. This marks a new level of protection for actors in dealing with increasingly advanced AI technology.