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Jodi Long was caught off guard by the cage filled with cameras meant to capture images of her face and body. "I was a little freaked out because, before I walked in there, I said I don't remember this being in my contract," the actor said. The filmmakers needed her digital scan, Long was told, because they wanted to make sure her arms were positioned correctly in a scene where she holds a computer-generated character. That moment in 2020 stuck with Long, president of SAG-AFTRA's Los Angeles local, while she was negotiating for protections around the use of artificial intelligence when actors went on strike. In November, the actors guild reached a deal with Hollywood studios that -- among other things -- required consent and compensation for the use of a worker's digital replica.