Robert Downey Jr. plans to “sue all future executives” who make AI replicas of him

nme.com:

Robert Downey Jr. has announced his intentions to sue any “future” executives who decide to create digital replicas of him with AI.Speaking on the On With Kara Swisher podcast earlier this month (October 21), the esteemed actor was asked about his thoughts on AI replicas and deepfakes.

He replied: “There’s two tracks. How do I feel about everything that’s going on? I feel about it minimally because I have an actual emotional life that’s occurring that doesn’t have a lot of room for that.”Downey Jr. – who himself has invested in AI companies – went on to explain that he doesn’t think Marvel would dabble in AI replicas: “To go back to the MCU, I’m not worried about them hijacking my character’s soul because there’s like three or four guys and gals who make all the decisions there anyway and they would never do that to me, with or without me.”Podcast host Kara Swisher then suggested that as time passes, future executives that the actor doesn’t have a relationship with would “certainly” want to replicate him.