The 34-year-old actor/writer/director has spoken out against the trend of using AI to match celebrities' voices and likeness — calling it a 'Frankensteinian monster' — after discovering it was used to piece together Robin's voice almost a decade after his death and she has thrown her support behind the ongoing strike by the SAG-AFTRA actors union which is rallying against...
Comedian Robin Williams reacts after receiving the Stand Up Icon Award during the second annual 2012 Comedy Awards in New York, April 28, 2012.
"This isn't theoretical, it is very very real. I've already heard AI used to get his 'voice' to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings." The industrial action by the Writers Guild of America union started in May and recently officially come to an end after a deal was reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers , however, the industrial action by SAG-AFTRA remains ongoing until a deal is reached.