(8 Nov 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles - 7 November 2023
1. Various, Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin posing
2. Various, Marlee Matlin posing
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Marlee Matlin, actor: -speaking via interpreter
"You know, SAG is going to be able to—I mean, they're going to stand strong and they're going to get what they want. Particularly when it comes to AI it's—I think what is happening is very is very frightening. I think it can take advantage of a lot of situations that we didn't think of in the past. Surely those who aren't with us any longer to be able to be reproduced as they might do. But I can say AI having to do with American Sign Language is not going to probably work so well. I don't think we'll have a problem with ASL, but as an actor I still stand by my fellow actors when it comes to fighting on behalf of the rights of how to deal with AI. I think it's not something that we should just push aside."
4. Wide of Lauren "Lolo" Spencer" speaking with a reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lauren "Lolo" Spencer, actor:
"I think the challenge with AI, you know, affecting disabled representation is that from the research that I've done, is that it's based on what's already existed in the world. And historically disabled people have not been included and have not been included properly. So what's going to happen is the AI is going to continue to exclude us because it's pulling from information that has already existed right. And so I feel like we cannot let the erasure of disabled representation happen. I don't know exactly what to do. I'm not really like a techie person like that, but I'm just really hoping that app developers and AI developers, as this technology continues to grow and build, that they remember disabled people, that that they remember Black people and other people of color, that they remember that there's an intersection with disability, that there are people of color with disability and across the globe. So I'm really hoping that the technology is more so about the inclusion of it all and not taking it from a history that often does not include minority communities."
6. Various of Jamie Brewer
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nic Novicki, comedian/actor:
"But basically, like, you know, as a disabled actor and a comedian, you know, I've been in the business for over 20 years and, you know, many of us, we're on a roll getting opportunities. And all of a sudden with the strike, it did slow down the business. But guess what? It's not going to stop us. We were on a roll before, there was more disability representation than ever before. And that's going to continue. And that's going to continue because of the Media Access awards, because so many people with disabilities are being included in authentic roles in front of and behind the camera, in the writers room, all these different areas. So I know it's going to continue to pick up for everybody. It has been a hard time. It's been a hard time for everybody. I think if you have a disability, too, there are other elements of it, too, that you know, throughout the pandemic. You know, there's definitely been a couple of hurdles, but the momentum's there and the talent's there. And I know we're all going to see so much more representation."
8. Wide of Troy Kotsur
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Troy Kotsur, actor - speaking via interpreter:
10. Wide of Jason George chatting with a reporter
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jason George, actor:
12. Wide of Geri Jewell
13. Wide of Sofia Sanchez chatting with a reporter
14. Medium of Robert David Hall
15. Wide of Paris Barclay
16. Various, event venue and signage
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