#Robin Williams’ Daughter Zelda Criticizes Use of AI to Recreate His Voice: “I Find It Personally Disturbing”

#Robin Williams’ Daughter Zelda Criticizes Use of AI to Recreate His Voice: “I Find It Personally Disturbing”

Robin Williams‘ daughter Zelda is speaking out against the use of artificial intelligence to recreate the sound of her father’s voice. “I am not an impartial voice in SAG’s fight against AI. I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad,” she wrote on…

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#Writers Guild of America to officially end strike

#Writers Guild of America to officially end strike

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) will officially lift its strike on Wednesday, allowing Hollywood’s writers to return to work after a nearly five-month halt on most TV and film productions.  The WGA said Tuesday it voted to lift the strike as of 12 a.m. PST, which will authorize Hollywood writers to return to work before voting…

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#WGAW President Addresses “Distinction” in Criticism of Bill Maher Resuming Production During Strike: “There’s Definitely Some Anger”

#WGAW President Addresses “Distinction” in Criticism of Bill Maher Resuming Production During Strike: “There’s Definitely Some Anger”

WGAW president Meredith Stiehm says there’s a distinction in the backlash and anger over talk show hosts like Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Hudson and Bill Maher returning, and that is that only one of them is a Writers Guild member. During a brief interview on Thursday for CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper, Stiehm addressed the…

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