- Zelda Williams has publicly demanded people stop sending her AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams.
- She described the viral AI recreations on platforms like TikTok as “gross,” “maddening,” and “disgusting.”
- Williams argued the trend disrespects the legacies of real people, comparing it to making “hotdogs out of the lives of human beings.”
- She insisted that her father would not have wanted his likeness used in this way and called the practice a “waste of time and energy.”
Zelda Williams’ Plea Over AI Content
Zelda Williams, daughter of the legendary actor Robin Williams, has issued an urgent and emotional plea for the public to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her late father. As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible, a disturbing trend has emerged on social media, featuring digitally resurrected versions of deceased celebrities, which Williams finds deeply unsettling.
“Gross” and “Maddening”
In a series of Instagram Stories, Williams did not hold back, labeling the AI-generated content “gross” and “maddening.” She directly addressed those sharing the videos with her, 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.”
She emphasized that this digital puppeteering is far from a tribute, stating, “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… is maddening.” Williams made it clear this is not what her father would have wanted.
A “Human Centipede of Content”
Williams also criticized the broader implications of such AI creations, which often feature other late icons like Michael Jackson. She rejected the idea that this is the “future” of art, instead calling it a grim recycling of the past.
“You are taking in the Human Centipede of content,” she wrote, “and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.” Her powerful message serves as a stark warning about the ethical lines being crossed in the name of viral content.
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