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Zelda Williams Slams AI Resurrections of Her Father
9 Sep
Summary
- Zelda Williams pleaded for AI videos of her deceased father to stop.
- AI videos used apps like Sora to recreate deceased celebrities.
- OpenAI discontinued Sora but similar tools remain available.
Zelda Williams has voiced her profound distress over the proliferation of AI-generated videos featuring her late father, comedian Robin Williams. She urged people to cease creating and sharing these digital likenesses, stating it was a disrespectful and unwarranted intrusion. Williams emphasized that such uses of her father's image were not aligned with his wishes.
These AI recreations were notably facilitated by tools like OpenAI's Sora, a sophisticated video generation application. While OpenAI discontinued Sora in April 2026, the technology enabling similar manipulations persists through alternative platforms. OpenAI had previously established guidelines to prevent the misuse of living celebrities' likenesses, though historical figures often faced fewer restrictions.
OpenAI's policy indicated a willingness to remove content featuring recently deceased public figures if requested by their representatives, a stance exemplified by cases involving Michael Jackson. The company acknowledged the tension between free speech and the rights of public figures and their families to control their image.
