Actor, who has previously expressed concerns about use of AI in film, tells fans ‘I have nothing to do’ with hoax video

Tom Hanks has warned fans that an ad for a dental plan that appears to use his image is in fact fake and was created using artificial intelligence.

In a message posted to his 9.5 million Instagram followers, the actor said his image was used without his permission. “BEWARE!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an AI version of me. I have nothing to do with it,” Hanks wrote over a screenshot of a computer-generated image of himself from the clip.

The Oscar winner has expressed concerns in the past about the use of AI in film and TV, although he has not shied away from approving digitally altered versions of himself in film.

  • notatoad@lemmy.world
    31·
    1 year ago

    i thought we were just joking around here, but if you’re being serious: there’s zero chance that’s actually Margot Robbie.

    or maybe like a 1% chance it’s actually Margot Robbie, but for the last three months she’s been playing a character on lemmy that’s a goofy impersonation of Margot Robbie that breaks character all the time.

    • millie@lemmy.filmEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      I mean, I have no idea if she’s Margot Robbie, but I figure I might as well treat her as if she is. Doesn’t cost me anything. It’s basically the solution to the solipsism problem with lower stakes.

      Personally, I think doing a goofy impression of yourself and occasionally breaking character would be a good way to fly under the radar.