Robin Williams' Daughter Condemns AI-Generated Videos of Late Actor

Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad

Her latest comments come in the wake of unease following the unveiling of "AI actor", Tilly Norwood. Norwood was created by Dutch actor and comedian Eline Van der Velden, who reportedly said she wanted Norwood to become the "next Scarlett Johansson". In a statement, SAG-Aftra said Norwood "is not an actor, it's a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers. "It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we've seen, audiences aren't interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience," the union added. Actress Emily Blunt also recently said she found the idea of Norwood terrifying. "That is really, really scary, Come on, agencies, don't do that. Please stop. Please stop taking away our human connection," she said on a podcast with Variety. Van der Velden later said in a statement: "To those who have expressed anger over the creation of my AI character, Tilly Norwood, she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work - a piece of art. "Like many forms of art before her, she sparks conversation, and that in itself shows the power of creativity."

Robin Williams' daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: 'Stop doing this to him'

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: 'You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings' Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross. "And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future,' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume." It is not the first time Zelda Williams, an actor and film-maker who directed 2024 horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein, has called out AI recreations of her father, who died in 2014 aged 63. In 2023, in an Instagram post supporting the Screen Actors Guild's campaign against AI, she wrote, "I've witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad. This isn't theoretical, it is very very real. "I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings. "These recreations are, at their very best, a poor facsimile of greater people, but at their worst, a horrendous Frankensteinian monster, cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for." Williams' latest post comes as celebrity deepfakes continue to proliferate across social media, in everything from pornographic and political content to scams and advertising. In January, actor Scarlett Johansson warned of the "imminent dangers of AI" after a deepfake video of her and other prominent Jewish celebrities including Jerry Seinfeld, Drake and Adam Sandler, speaking out against antisemitic comments made by Kanye West, went viral. In August, a scam ad featuring a deepfake of Crowded House frontman Neil Finn falsely talking about erectile dysfunction went viral, prompting the band to issue a disclaimer. The Robin Williams deepfakes are part of a broader trend of AI slop - low-quality content generated for entertainment - fuelled by the rapid growth of free-to-use generative AI apps. Several recent videos of Robin Williams on TikTok appear to have been created using OpenAI's new video generator app, Sora 2, including a fake ad for Apple and an awards ceremony interaction between the comedian and the late Betty White. Within a few days of launching, Sora's feed was flooded with videos featuring copyrighted characters from shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, South Park, Pokémon and Rick and Morty. OpenAI told the Guardian that content owners can flag copyright infringement using a "copyright disputes form" but that individual artists or studios cannot have a blanket opt-out. Varun Shetty, OpenAI's head of media partnerships, said: "We'll work with rights holders to block characters from Sora at their request and respond to takedown requests."

'TikTok slop': Robin Williams' daughter on AI deepfakes of her father

"AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed." Robin Williams' daughter Zelda has criticised AI-generated videos of her father, amid the rise in deepfakes courtesy of OpenAI's new video tool Sora 2. Zelda Williams, the actress, filmmaker and daughter of late actor Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content and asked fans to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her father. In a social media post, she said it was a "waste of time and energy" to send her content that featured digitally generated likenesses of her father, who died in 2014 aged 63. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," she wrote in her heartfelt post. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want." She continued, insightfully commenting on the growing trend of generating AI versions of celebrities who are no longer with us: "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening." "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross." Williams ended her statement by saying she refuses to refer to AI as "the future". "And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume." This is not the first time Zelda Williams has criticised the use of AI and deepfakes of her father. In a 2023 Instagram post supporting the Screen Actors Guild's campaign against AI, she wrote: "I've witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad. This isn't theoretical, it is very very real. (...) These recreations are, at their very best, a poor facsimile of greater people, but at their worst, a horrendous Frankensteinian monster, cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for." OpenAI's new video tool Sora 2 has flooded social media platforms with AI-generated slop featuring deceased celebrities. Earlier this year, actress Scarlett Johansson warned of the "imminent dangers of AI" following a viral deepfake video of her and prominent Jewish celebrities giving Kanye West the finger. Robin Williams starred in countless classics including Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, The Birdcage, the very underrated Flubber, and Insomnia, and lent his voice to various roles - most notably the Genie in Disney's Aladdin. The beloved actor died by suicide at the age of 63. Prior to his death, the comedian had been struggling with health issues, including Lewy body dementia (LBD) - or diffuse Lewy body disease - an incurable brain disease which causes loss of motor function and symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Zelda Williams ethers AI 'tributes' to her dead dad: 'You're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings'

"You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line." Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late Robin Williams, has launched a withering attack on the reams of AI-generated slop that's been generated featuring the actor's likeness. You can see why if you ever watch any of it. AI-generated video can barely manage a plausible normal human being for more than a few seconds, but a pun-packing livewire like Robin Williams, whose energy and humour shone out of his face like sunbeams? It's a joke, and not a good one. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," Zelda Williams wrote in an Instagram story. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening." Robin Williams was understandably protective of his image and performances, most infamously in a spat with Disney over his role as the Genie in Aladdin. Accounts differ as to what exactly went down but Williams reportedly insisted that his voice wouldn't be used to shill merchandise: Disney broke the deal, selling toys that included his movie lines, and then-CEO Michael Eisner sent the actor a Picasso as an apology. "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it," says Zelda Williams. "Gross." "And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future,' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume." Williams' comments come shortly after the launch of OpenAI's Sora2, a video generation tool that can and has been used to generate AI versions of dead celebrities. I realise that this isn't helping things, but here's an example of the AI-generated content that sparked Zelda Williams' post: a seemingly chance encounter with Robin Williams on a park bench that may superficially hit some of the right notes but is at the same time completely off. Robin Williams died in 2014 at the age of 63. He's not sitting on park benches answering questions about his career, nor is he starring in Apple adverts, or whatever other bizarre scenarios these ghouls come up with. Celebrity deepfakes of one kind or another are, sadly, now just a fact of life. The rapid expansion of generative AI tools, fuelled by absolutely crazy investment figures, means that any bored dink can quickly 'create' a video starring whomever they want. As a test, I used Sora2 to generate various videos featuring celebrities and Nintendo characters, and it did them all without missing a beat. Copyright? Hahaha. OpenAI, needless to say, brazens it out. The company says no individual artists or studios can opt-out of Sora 2, though in all its graciousness the company does offer a "copyright disputes form." Zelda Williams has previously spoken out about AI impersonating dead actors, and points out that "the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings [...] These recreations are, at their very best, a poor facsimile of greater people, but at their worst, a horrendous Frankensteinian monster, cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for."

Robin Williams's daughter begs people to stop sending her AI videos of her father

The daughter of late actor Robin Williams has begged people to stop sending her AI-generated "slop" of her father. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," actor and director Zelda Williams wrote on Instagram on Monday. "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening." She described the videos as "disgusting, over-processed hotdogs" made from the lives of human beings. "You're [...] shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross," she wrote. It's not the first time Williams has written about the impact of people sending her content about her father on social media. In 2020, on the anniversary of her father's death, Williams posted on Instagram saying: "While I am constantly touched by all of your boundless continued love for him, some days it can feel a bit like being seen as a roadside memorial - a place, not a person - where people drive past and leave their sentiments to then go about their days comforted their love for him was witnessed." "But sometimes, that leaves me emotionally buried under a pile of others' memories instead of my own." Read more from technology: Bitcoin's price is at record highs. Is it sustainable? 'Best month ever' for UK battery electric vehicle sales Almost 15 million teens around world using vapes, report says The death of Robin Williams in 2014, an actor and comedian known for his quick wit and wisdom, triggered a global outpouring of grief and tributes to the star still frequently surface on social media to this day. In 2023, Zelda appealed for the end of AI-generated content, saying in a widely-reported post on Instagram: "I've witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad. This isn't theoretical, it is very very real."⁠ ⁠ "I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings."

Robin Williams' daughter slams AI videos of her father, urges fans to 'stop doing this'

Zak Williams, speaking with USA TODAY's Taylor Wilson, remembers his father Robin on the 10-year anniversary of the actor's death. Robin Williams' daughter is speaking out against a "disgusting" trend. Zelda Williams, the 36-year-old daughter of the late comedian, asked fans to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her father in an Instagram story on Monday, Oct. 6. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't," she wrote. "If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want." The actor and director went on to further criticize those who use AI technology to imitate the deceased. "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,' just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening," Williams wrote. "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross." Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014 at age 63. After his death, a medical examiner's report found that the comedian had Lewy body dementia, which according to the Mayo Clinic is the second most common kind of dementia after Alzheimer's and causes a "decline in mental abilities that gradually gets worse over time." Williams' widow, Susan Schneider Williams, described the disease as the "terrorist inside my husband's brain." Zelda Williams was the "Good Will Hunting" actor's only daughter, whom he shared with his second wife, Marsha. The comedian also had two sons: Zachary, 42, and Cody, 33. Zelda, who was named after Princess Zelda from the "Legend of Zelda" video game franchise, followed in her dad's footsteps as an actor and voiced Kuvira in the animated series "The Legend of Korra." In 2024, she made her feature directorial debut with the horror-comedy "Lisa Frankenstein," starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse. This isn't Williams' first time speaking out against AI being used to mimic the "Mrs. Doubtfire" star. In 2023, the "Dead of Summer" star discussed the issue amid the SAG-AFTRA actors' strike, during which concerns about AI was a major issue. In an Instagram story at the time, Williams said that she had "witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent," including her late father. "I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings," she wrote. "Living actors deserve a chance to create characters with their choices, to voice cartoons, to put their HUMAN effort and time into the pursuit of performance." Williams' latest comments come amid controversy surrounding "Tilly Norwood," a creation of the artificial intelligence production studio Particle6 that has been billed as an "actress." An Instagram account for Norwood has shared AI "screen tests" and "stills," and Particle6 founder Eline Van Der Velden claimed talent agents are interested in signing the AI character. Numerous celebrities and SAG-AFTRA have spoken out to express outrage. "SAG-AFTRA believes creativity is, and should remain, human-centered. The union is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics," the actors' union said in a statement. "To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is not an actor, it's a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers -- without permission or compensation." Contributing: Jayme Deerwester and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org.

Robin Williams' Daughter Begs For No More AI Slop Of Her Dad

'You’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings' As the AI plagiarism machines continue to churn out ever-more semi-realistic slop, including videos of OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman eating a barbecued Pikachu, the harm to any number of industries is incalculable. But there is also the personal harm, and no one has captured it better than actor and director Zelda Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams, in a recent post on her Instagram. As reported by PC Gamer, Zelda Williams posted an Instagram story (that has since expired) in which she begged her followers to "just stop sending me AI videos of Dad." Sora, the AI video app from OpenAI, is flooding the internet with macabre depictions of both dead and living celebrities and public figures saying and doing things they've never said nor done. Obviously this can be enormously damaging for people's reputations, with credulous viewers reposting such footage as fact. But what doesn't always get thought about is how it affects the loved ones of those depicted, especially of those who have died. Such videos don't need to be outlandish or offensive to achieve this, eitherâ€"if anything, the more benign a video is, the more insidious and upsetting it can be. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t," Williams wrote in her post. "If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want." As Rich Stanton points out in his PCG article, Robin Williams was famous for not wanting his face and voice used to hawk any old plastic tat, so it's especially vile to note the constant dripping from the AI sewage pipe that's putting words into his mouth. As his daughter puts it, "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that’s enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening." "You’re not making art," Zelda Williams continues. "You’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else’s throat hoping they’ll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross." And then, in unimprovable words, the actor sums up everything that's so grim about it all: And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future,' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume. Even OpenAI is balking at the way the just-launched Sora 2 is being used, with Altman backtracking on its ability to use any copyrighted materials, saying from now on companies will have to opt in. But this offers nothing to protect individuals, or their loved ones, from being depicted in such intrusive and ghoulish ways. Remember when AI was going to do all the boring jobs for us so we could live happier, freer lives? Yeah, turns out all it's capable of is cheap tricks and making people sad.

Robin Williams' Daughter Begs Fans And Trolls To Stop Sending Her 'Gross' AI Videos Of Her Dad

"You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings," the late actor's daughter said. The daughter of Robin Williams, filmmaker Zelda Williams, is pleading with her late father's fans and trolls, asking them to stop sending her artificial intelligence generated videos of him, describing them as "over-processed hotdogs." "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," Zelda Williams, known for directing "Lisa Frankenstein," posted on an Instagram story Monday, according to Deadline. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't." The late actor died at the age of 63 in an apparent suicide in 2014. He was best known for his roles in '90s and 2000s comedies such as "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Jumanji." His daughter told those trolling her that she has "seen way worse." "But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop," she said. "It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want." This was not the first time Zelda Williams slammed AI generated content of her late father. In 2023, she described AI recreations of her dad's iconic voice as "personally disturbing." "These recreations are, at their very best, a poor facsimile of greater people," Zelda Williams said at the time. "But at their worst, a horrendous Frankensteinian monster, cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for." She stood by her stance against AI on Monday, brutally telling those using the technology they're "not making art." "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it," Zelda Williams wrote. "Gross." The filmmaker's statement comes amid backlash over Tilly Norwood, an AI program dubbed Hollywood's first "AI actor," launched by Dutch producer and comedian Eline Van der Velden. "And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future.' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed," Zelda Williams said in a follow-up post. "You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

Zelda Williams Tells Fans to Stop Sending Her AI Videos of Robin Williams: 'Not What He'd Want'

Lana Del Rey Joins Local Band On Stage After Hearing Them Cover 'West Coast' Zelda Williams wants to make one thing clear: she's not interested in seeing any AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams. The director posted a strongly worded Instagram Story on Monday, denouncing the social media trend, where people use AI-generators to create videos of deceased celebrities, her father included. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," Williams wrote. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want." Calling the videos "gross" and "maddening," she continued: "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening," she continued. "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross." Williams concluded by slamming the very idea of Artificial Intelligence. "And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future,' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume." The filmmaker previously spoke out against the use of her father's voice for AI in 2023, when recreating a person's image or voice without their approval was one of the top concerns during the SAG-AFTRA strike. "I am not an impartial voice in SAG's fight against AI," she wrote at the time. "I've witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad. This isn't theoretical, it is very very real."

Robin Williams' Daughter Slams Fans for Making "Gross" AI Videos of Her Late Dad

Fox Sports Analyst Mark Sanchez Charged With Felony Following Stabbing Incident Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, is slamming fans who send her artificial intelligence-generated videos of her late father. Zelda Williams, who directed Lisa Frankenstein, took to her Instagram Story on Monday, asking people to "just stop sending me AI videos of Dad." "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't," she wrote. "If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want." Zelda Williams continued, "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross." Robin Williams, an iconic comedian and actor, died in 2014 at 63 years old. Zelda Williams is the latest Hollywood notable to speak out against AI as it continues to loom over industry creatives. Last month, SAG-AFTRA and several actors criticized the news that a newly launched AI talent studio was looking to get representation for computer-generated actress Tilly Norwood. Major studio executives and talent agency chiefs have also raised concerns over OpenAI's new video app, Sora 2, and how their intellectual property or likenesses are being used on the app. However, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has promised "to give rightsholders more granular control" over their IP. Williams added in another Instagram Story post on Monday, "And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future,' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

Robin Williams' daughter Zelda begs fans to stop sending her 'gross'...

Robin Williams' daughter has a message for the late actor's fans. Zelda Williams, 36, took to social media this week to beg people to stop sending her AI-generated videos of the iconic comedian, who tragically took his own life in August 2014 at the age of 63. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," Zelda began in a post shared to her Instagram Stories on Monday, Oct. 6. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't." "If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on," she continued. "But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want." Robin shared Zelda with his second wife, Marsha Garces Williams. The pair tied the knot in 1989 and welcomed Zelda and her brother, Cody, 33, before Marsha filed for divorce in 2008 after 19 years of marriage. The "Jumanji" star shared another son, Zak, 42, with his first wife, Valerie Velardi. Zak remembered his beloved dad last year on the 10th anniversary of his death. "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening," the "Mrs. Doubtfire" star's daughter continued. "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it," she added. "Gross." But Zelda's message did not end there, because the "Lisa Frankenstein" director returned to Instagram moments after her initial post to slam artificial intelligence in general. "And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future,'" she charged. "AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed." "You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume," Zelda concluded. This wouldn't be the first time the "Mork & Mindy" funnyman's daughter voiced her opposition to AI-generated likenesses of her father since his devastating passing 11 years ago amid a battle with depression and diffuse Lewy body dementia. Zelda previously took to Instagram to advocate against AI in the entertainment industry during the SAG-WGA strike in 2023. At the time, the "House of D" actress argued that "living actors deserve a chance to create characters with their choices" to "voice cartoons" and "put their human effort and time into the pursuit of performance." "I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings," she asserted. Matthew Lawrence, meanwhile, has expressed interest in bringing Williams back as the main voice of AI. "Man, it's a real shame that he's not with us," Lawrence, who starred alongside the comedian in "Mrs. Doubtfire," told Entertainment Weekly earlier this year. "There's not a day that goes by that I don't hear his voice." "I even wish, now with artificial intelligence, I kind of want to go to his family and be like, would you guys allow me to use his voice for some sort of creative expression?" he continued. "Because I hear it every day, in my head." Lawrence, 45, returned to the subject of Williams' "iconic voice" in July and once again expressed interest in bringing it back via artificial intelligence. "I would love -- now, obviously, with the respect and with the okay from his family -- but I would love to do something really special with his voice because I know for a generation, that voice is just so iconic," the "Boy Meets World" alum explained. "During his passing, with the AI coming out, I'm like, 'Man, he's gotta be the voice of AI. He's gotta be the voice in something,'" Lawrence added.

Robin Williams' Daughter Takes Stand Against AI Slop Exploiting Her Father's Image - IGN

"It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's not what he'd want," says Zelda Williams. Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams and the director of 2024 horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein, has issued a firm ultimatum for fans to stop sending her AI-generated videos featuring her father. "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," wrote Williams in a message posted via Instagram. "Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's not what he'd want." Willams is adamant in her disgust for AI-generated content and the culture around it. "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening," her statement explained. "You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross." "And for the love of everything, stop calling it 'the future,' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very, very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume." Williams' new comments echo concerns she raised previously in 2023 about the use of AI to emulate the voices of actors who cannot consent to it. "I've witnessed for years how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad," she wrote at the time. "This isn't theoretical, it is very, very real." Williams' comments came in support of the Screen Actors Guild's (SAG) fight against AI. Robin Williams died in August 2014. The Academy Award winning actor and comedy icon was 63.