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Zelda Williams says 'stop sending me AI videos of Dad' because 'TikTok slop puppeteering' tarnishing dead people's legacies is 'not what he'd want'.

  • Published In: Fortune.com, 2025. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Smith, Dave 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on Zelda Williams' condemnation of AI-generated videos featuring her late father, Robin Williams, who passed away in 2014. In a recent Instagram post, she urged people to stop sending her these videos, expressing that they are disrespectful and not reflective of her father's legacy. Williams criticized the use of AI to recreate deceased individuals, arguing that it reduces their lives to mere entertainment and is a poor imitation of their true selves. She also rejected the notion that AI represents progressive technology, describing it as a regurgitation of the past rather than a creative advancement. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Fortune.com. 2025/10, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Film
  • Publication Date:2025
  • Accession Number:188580960
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