Overview
- Zelda Williams called the AI recreations dehumanizing and “not art,” asking followers to stop sharing them with her.
- Coverage links the latest surge of synthetic Robin Williams clips to reports about OpenAI’s upgraded Sora 2 video generator.
- OpenAI told The Guardian it will work with rights holders to block Sora-created characters and respond to takedown requests.
- Reported examples include a fake Apple advertisement and an invented awards-ceremony interaction with the late Betty White.
- Unions, actors, and studio and agency executives have raised ethical and legal concerns about unconsented likenesses, extending a debate Williams also joined during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.