Posted 10/2/2023, 1:20:00 PM

Robin Williams' Daughter Slams 'Horrendous' AI Recreations of Late Father

Robin Williams' daughter Zelda slammed AI recreations of him, calling them "disturbing" and a "horrendous Frankenstein monster."
SAG-AFTRA is fighting against the use of AI to recreate actors without consent as part of its ongoing strike.
Zelda said she's not impartial as the daughter of an actor targeted by AI, saying it denies actors the chance to make their own choices.
Many actors, directors and writers have spoken out against AI recently, with Tim Burton and John Cusack among them.
Christopher Nolan warned that the biggest danger of AI is attributing godlike powers to it and letting ourselves "off the hook" for our own actions.

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