Zelda Williams Condemns AI Videos Of Her Father
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What Happened
Zelda Williams publicly denounced an AI-generated video of her late father, Robin Williams, that went viral online, calling it unconvincing and made without his consent. She's raised the same objection before, including in October 2025 when she asked fans to stop sending her AI images and videos of him.
Why It Matters
Williams has said this isn't theoretical for her — she's watched people push to train models on actors who can't consent, her father included, for years. Her frustration lands as part of SAG's broader fight over AI likeness rights, where actors argue the technology is already being used faster than any rule can catch it. The dead can't object. Someone still has to.
What's Next
Zelda Williams says she'll keep restricting and calling it out each time a new video surfaces.