EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of UK actors could refuse to be digitally scanned on set as the Equity union makes history by holding a ballot of its members from the film and TV industry.

As Equity and producer trade body Pact remain deadlocked over guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), the union is taking things a step further by introducing an indicative ballot over the next fortnight for around 7,000 actors.

The indicative ballot will show the level of support the union has for the action, and could then be followed by a statutory ballot, which the union said it will consider. If a statutory ballot is ratified then actors refusing en masse to do something they are specifically being asked to do on set would be a first. Strike action is not being ruled out further down the line, we

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