Description: Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late Robin Williams, condemned the misuse of her father's voice in AI-generated productions, having cited some instances where his voice had been deepfaked, along with the potential for further misuse, as such instances do not involve consent.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake creators developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Zelda Williams , Robin Williams and Family of Robin Williams.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
741
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-10-02
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
independent.co.uk · 2023
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Robin Williams’s daughter Zelda has criticised the use of artificial intelligence to recreate the sound of her late father’s voice.
Williams, one of America’s most adored actors and star of Mrs Doubtfire and Dead Poets Society, died by suic…
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