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Zelda Williams Slams AI Videos of Robin Williams

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Zelda Williams is calling for fans to stop circulating AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams, after a "supposedly 'private video'" surfaced that she says "is clearly AI, and not even particularly convincing AI."

In a statement posted to X on Monday, the "Lisa Frankenstein" director wrote: "Anyone who claims to be a fan who believes it clearly listened to his movies on mute because that voice is robotic and terrible. 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."

"I hate this cesspool of an app. 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. Have some shame."

This isn't the first time Zelda has voiced her feelings about AI. In Oct. 2025, she wrote on Instagram: "Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad... If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, I'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop."

Last month, she revived her father's Instagram account with siblings Zak and Cody to "fight back against rampant AI abuse of his voice and likeness."