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Robin Williams's Voice Deepfaked Without Consent

October 2, 2023

Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late Robin Williams, condemned the misuse of her father's voice in AI-generated productions, having cited some instances where his voice had been deepfaked, along with the potential for further misuse, as such instances do not involve consent.
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Alleged developer
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Alleged harmed parties
zelda-williams, robin-williams, family-of-robin-williams

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/741

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