Robin Williams' Daughter Zelda Lashes Out At Studios Trying To Use AI To Recreate Her Dead Father!
03.10.2023 - 21:13
/ perezhilton.com
Zelda Williams is horrified by the “disturbing” use of artificial intelligence to recreate her late father, Robin Williams!
AI was one of the main sticking points for the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, as those in the industry sought protection against the studios’ use of the technology to replace human workers. Although the Writers Guild of America has reached a deal with the studios now, the SAG-AFTRA union’s strike continues. Many stars have spoken out against artificial intelligence as studios have looked to replace extras with digital doubles and, more disturbingly, recreate deceased stars like in those creepy commercials.
For Zelda, a working voiceover actress AND the daughter of a cartoon voice legend, this issue is very personal.
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Over the weekend, the 34-year-old took to Instagram Stories to blast how various folks have tried to mimic the legendary actor’s voice and likeness through AI software since after his tragic death in 2014. She wrote:
Zelda continued with a statement all of us should get behind:
So true! Ultimately, the Legends of Korra alum feels the recreation of actors is a poor “facsimile of greater people” as it is like a “horrendous Frankenstein monster cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for.”
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