Robin Williams' Daughter Says Fans Creating AI Videos of the Actor Should 'Have Some Shame'
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Zelda Williams has urged fans to stop sharing AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams, criticizing the quality and ethical implications of such content.
- She described a circulating "private video" as clearly AI-generated and unconvincing, condemning those who manipulate his image posthumously.
- Zelda expressed frustration with social media platforms, calling out the spread of misleading AI content and emphasizing her desire for her father to be left to rest.
- The late Robin Williams, who passed away in 2014, has increasingly been the subject of AI recreations, which Zelda has publicly opposed since at least October 2025.
- Zelda appeals for respect and decency, stating that such AI videos are harmful to her, her father's legacy, and fans, and are not reflective of what Robin Williams would have wanted.
