I'm sure that, like me, you were disturbed and upset over the vile antisemitic commercial that Kanye West aired during the Super Bowl. It was incredibly gross, and honestly, there should be some sort of accountability from Fox for taking money to our advantage. After its airing, many people flocked to Twitter to voice their disapproval. It was nice to see people speaking out. But then a video went viral. It depicted celebrities including David Schwimmer, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Scarlett Johansson, and Sacha Baron Cohen, giving Kanye the finger.It was a video that should have had us all rejoicing...but it was AI. Of course, several of the people depicted in the video had already spoken out about Kanye on their social media, but they did not ask or even approve of being in the video.It was made without their knowledge or their consent and then posted to X, where it stayed until celebs began calling it out as AI. This deepfake video does not have a public author, but it immediately spawned backlash. No matter what the cause is, even if you think celebrities might agree, you do not have the right to steal their image and likeness.In a statement to People, Johansson addressed the deepfake video: “It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an A.I.-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction. I am a Jewish woman who has no...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 12 February