Robin Williams' daughter begs fans to stop sending her 'gross' AI videos of late dad

Deepfake videos of celebrities have gone viral online as users take advantage of famous people's likeness to create fake, AI-generated videos, pictures and even music.

In the latest list of victims is Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams, who has begged fans to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her late father, who passed away by suicide at the age of 63 in 2014 in his home in Tiburon, Paradise Cay, California.

Zelda asked her Instagramfollowers to stop messaging her with the AI videos, writing: “Please, 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. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse. I’ll restrict and move on.”

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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.”

In the months leading up to Robin Williams’ death, the actor had been struggling with mental health issues following his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease. His autopsy revealed the actor had Lewy body dementia, and a brain disease causing him trouble sleeping and other symptoms such as hallucinations and loss of motor actions.

Zelda added: “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."

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"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," she concluded.

She isn’t the only notable Hollywood celebrity who has spoken out against the use of artificial intelligence, as it has been taking over the creative industry. Famous faces like Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage and Emily Blunt are among actors who have also condemned the use of AI.

Last month, several well-known faces and SAG-AFTRA criticised the news that an AI talent studio was looking for representation for AI actress Tilly Norwood. In recent news, AI singer Xania Monet bagged a million-dollar record deal. The ongoing news has caused people in both the music and film industries to be concerned about how AI will affect their jobs in the future.

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