Zelda Williams, director of "Lisa Frankenstein," has issued a public condemnation against the continued circulation of AI-generated videos featuring her late father, Robin Williams. In a statement released on X, she addressed a specific "supposedly 'private video'" that has recently surfaced, characterizing the content as unconvincing due to its "robotic and terrible" synthetic voice. This marks a recurring conflict; Williams previously requested that fans cease sending augmented content via Instagram in October 2025. To actively combat the ongoing unauthorized use of her father's voice and likeness, she, along with siblings Zak and Cody, recently reactivated Robin Williams' official Instagram account. The actor, who passed away in 2014 at age 63, has increasingly become a subject for deepfake recreations and synthetic media. Williams criticized the creators of these videos, arguing that they are manipulating the public through deceptive media and treating a deceased individual as a "puppet." She emphasized that these AI recreations are a waste of energy and do not reflect her father's actual wishes, calling for an end to the "rampant AI abuse" of his digital identity.
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