Newly-Elected SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin: AI ‘an Absolute Threat’ to Actors
Actor Sean Astin, who was recently elected as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), said that the union will seek to protect actors in the age of generative AI.

Actor Sean Astin, who was recently elected as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), said that the union will seek to protect actors in the age of generative AI.

“Lord of the Rings” icon Sean Astin has been elected president of Hollywood’s SAG-AFTRA union.

The Kamala Harris campaign has deployed a bevy of Hollywood celebrities on election night to encourage swing state voters — especially college kids — to remain in line as polls close. Stars including Jennifer Garner, Josh Gad, Demi Lovato, and Paul Rudd are pulling late-night duty on Tuesday, providing morale boosters to students in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada.

Sean Astin — the actor still probably best known for playing furry-footed hobbit yokel Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings — has berated his fans for showing insufficient zeal on climate change.
