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Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’

The children of Robin Williams have assumed control of his official Instagram account to protect his digital likeness from unauthorized artificial intelligence usage. This move follows public criticism from his daughter regarding the creation of synthetic recreations of her father without consent. The family intends to use the platform to maintain control over how the late actor’s image is represented in a digital landscape increasingly shaped by generative technology.

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