Robin Williams‘ daughter Zelda Williams is calling out AI videos that falsely depict the late actor discussing conspiracy theories. She took to social media earlier today, asking fans not to share a supposedly “private video” of her father.
Zelda called the fabricated clips misleading and disrespectful and urged fans to stop sharing them. The post comes nearly a year after she asked people to stop sharing AI-generated videos featuring Robin.
“That supposedly ‘private video’ of dad that I’ve been shown talking about conspiracies is clearly AI, and not even particularly convincing AI,” Williams wrote. She added that anyone claiming to be a fan of the actor “listened to his movies on mute,” criticizing the quality of the voice in the video. “That said, a human made a robot create it, and to you I say: leave him out of your delusional bullshit and let him rest.”
Zelda Williams’ criticism goes beyond the AI video itself
Williams didn’t stop at just criticizing fake videos. In her social media post, she also blasted X, formerly Twitter, accusing the platform of being a “cesspool.” She added, “It’s mostly bots and people willingly being duped by bots at this point so not sure why I feel the need to come back to clarify, but I love him, so I will. Just because he’s gone does not mean he’s now your puppet.”
Earlier this year, Robin Williams’ children reactivated his Instagram account to celebrate the late actor’s legacy. The account’s reactivation was meant to be a safe space for sharing pictures and anecdotes from the actor’s life as well as to battle AI abuse.
Zelda previously criticized criticized AI filters, taking a firm stance against the technology. In a follow-up post, she added that AI-generated videos starring her father will never become a valid monetizing scheme.
In 2012, Robin transferred rights to his name, signature, photograph and likeness to the Windfall Foundation through his trust. Moreover, The trust also restricted exploitation of those publicity rights for 25 years after his death.
It has been over a decade since Williams passed, but fans continue to celebrate his work. His last credited work was in Disney’s Once Upon a Studio in 2020, which used archival recordings of his voice for his dialogue.