Robin Williams' daughter slams people online who 'manipulate' him with AI – National

Robin Williams' daughter Zelda Williams has asked the public to stop being a “puppeteer” and stop sending AI-generated videos of her late father, who committed suicide in 2014.

“Please stop sending me AI videos of my dad,” Zelda, 36, posted on her Instagram Story on Monday.

“Stop believing you want to see or understand. I don't know and never will. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen worse. I'll limit and move on,” she wrote.

“But if you have any decency, please stop doing this to him and me and others completely. It's ridiculous and a waste of time and energy. And believe me, that's not what he wants,” the post continued.

This is not the first time Zelda, an actor and director who directed the 2024 horror comedy “Lisa Frankenstein,'' has spoken out against the creation of AI content featuring her father.

In a 2023 Instagram post, she said she was “personally uncomfortable” with the idea of ​​using AI to recreate her voice and likeness, according to the BBC.

Mr Williams, who was 63 at the time of his death, was famous for starring in films such as “Mrs. Doubtfire,'' “Good Will Hunting'' and “Good Morning, Vietnam,'' but Mr Zelda argued that the regurgitation of digital content was an insult to his legacy.

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“It's infuriating to see real people's heritage boiled down to 'I somehow look and sound like them and that's good enough,' and then others manipulate them into producing a ton of horrible TikTok slop,” she wrote.

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“TikTok slop” is a term used to describe low-quality content generated using artificial intelligence that frequently circulates on social media.

“You're not making art. You're making a disgustingly over-processed hot dog out of the history of human life and art and music and shoving it down someone else's throat and hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. It's disgusting,” she continued.

Williams reportedly suffered from mental health issues before and after his death.

Zelda's comments come in the wake of controversy surrounding the introduction of an AI actor named Tilly Norwood.

Norwood, a character created entirely by artificial intelligence, has been dubbed Hollywood's first “AI actor” by creator, producer and comedian Eline van der Velden, who has announced her intention to sign Norwood to a talent agency.

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Tilly's appearance caused concern in the film industry.

“Creativity is human-centered and must remain human-centered,” the Screen Actors Guild said in a statement Tuesday.

“To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is not an actor; she is a character generated without permission or compensation by a computer program trained on the work of countless professional performers,” the guild said.

“This movie has no life experience or emotion to draw from it, and from what we've seen, audiences aren't interested in watching computer-generated content divorced from human experience.”

In a post on Nowrud's Instagram account, her creators wrote, “To those who have expressed outrage at the creation of the AI ​​character Tilly Norwood. She is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work, a work of art. Like many art forms before her, she evokes conversation and as such demonstrates the power of creativity.”

Emily Blunt spoke about Norwood on an episode of the Variety Awards Circuit podcast, calling the idea of ​​an AI actor “scary.”

“Does that disappoint me? I don't know how to respond other than to say how horrible this is,” Brandt said.

— With files from Global News' Katie Scott

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