Jason Gaston

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams is once again asking people to STOP using artificial intelligence to digitally resurrect her father.

A supposedly “private” video has been circulating online that appears to show Robin Williams discussing conspiracy theories.

There’s just one problem:

IT ISN’T ROBIN WILLIAMS.

Zelda Williams says the video is AI-generated—and not even particularly convincing AI. She criticized the fake voice, called out the person responsible for creating it, and made a point that should probably become one of the basic rules of the AI era:

Just because someone has died does not mean they become your puppet.

And this isn't the first time Zelda has had to say this.

She spoke out about AI recreations of her father during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. In 2025, she explicitly asked people to stop sending her AI-generated Robin Williams videos. And in August 2026, Zelda and her brothers Zak and Cody reactivated their father's official Instagram account in part to provide fans with a trusted source for REAL Robin Williams material as synthetic recreations continue spreading online.

So in this video, we're talking about the fake Robin Williams video, Zelda Williams' response, AI deepfakes, consent, digital likenesses, and a question that's going to become increasingly important:

Who owns your face and voice after you die?

And to be completely transparent, this is NOT an “ALL AI IS EVIL” argument.

I use AI myself.

I'm one person running a YouTube channel that produces content every day—sometimes twice a day—and I occasionally use AI as a tool to help create thumbnails and other production material because it can save me an enormous amount of time.

But there's a gigantic difference between using AI as a creative tool and using it to make a real human being appear to say something they NEVER SAID.

Especially when that person is dead and can no longer object.

Robin Williams left us decades of real performances, interviews, stand-up comedy, television appearances, movies and moments that people continue to love.

We don't need to manufacture a fake Robin Williams.

We already had the real one.

Let the man rest.

SOURCES:

Variety — Robin Williams’ Daughter Calls for Fans Creating AI Videos of the Actor to “Have Some Shame”:
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/robin-williams-daughter-ai-videos-1236871568/

People — Zelda Williams Slams AI Video of Her Late Father: “Let Him Rest”:
https://people.com/robin-williams-daughter-zelda-slams-ai-video-of-her-late-father-let-him-rest-12132775

TheWrap — Robin Williams’ Daughter Renews Plea for Fans to Stop AI Videos:
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/tech/robin-williams-daughter-slams-ai-videos-of-actor-have-some-shame/

Variety — Zelda Williams' 2025 Plea to Stop Sending Her AI Videos of Robin Williams:
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/robin-williams-daughter-ai-recreations-gross-1236541633/

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