Robin Williams’ Daughter Horrified by People Creating AI Conspiracy Videos of Her Dad Long After His Death
"Just because he’s gone does not mean he’s now your puppet. Have some shame." The post Robin Williams’ Daughter Horrified by People Creating AI Conspiracy Videos of Her Dad Long After His Death appeared first on Futurism .
Nearly ten years following his untimely demise, iconic actor and comedian Robin Williams continues to be memorialized in an appalling manner: through artificial intelligence generated video conspiracy theories that his daughter, Zelda Williams, has expressed deep disgust for. In a Monday tweet, Zelda denounced a purported "private video" of her father discussing conspiracies, stating that the clip is clearly an artificial intelligence production and lacks any convincing qualities.
Upon conducting a search on Elon Musk's social media platform, the 13-second AI-generated video in question surfaced, featuring Williams supposedly claiming to have "been in this industry for a long time" and revealing hidden knowledge. Given the video's prevalence, it is likely to be the very one Zelda referenced. In the video, Williams is heard suggesting that the "real elite" at the top do not merely engage in power struggles, but instead worship something far more sinister.
The video is labeled as a deepfake, falsely asserting that it "shows a 2013 private Robin Williams recording." Despite this disclaimer, the AI-generated content has been widely disseminated, accumulating thousands of shares and more than 11,000 likes. In her statement, Zelda expressly targeted those who spread the AI material. "Leave him out of your delusional nonsense and let him rest," she implored.
"If you cannot make your case without making a dead man more convincing, then tell me: who's the one manipulating the public through media?" Zelda also criticized Elon Musk's microblogging platform, which has become infamous for its role in disseminating misinformation and hate speech. "I hate this cesspool of an app," she declared.
"It's mostly bots and people willingly being duped by bots at this point, so I'm not sure why I feel the need to return and clarify, but I love him, so I will." Zelda reiterated her sentiments from 2023, when she found AI models mimicking her father's voice "personally disturbing." Two years later, as text-to-video generators gained popularity, she sent out a similar plea, asking people to "stop sending me AI videos of Dad." She emphasized that she neither wishes to see nor believes she can understand such content.
Written by urgent.news from Futurism's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
