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
    57·
    1 year ago

    Does it make sense for Academy Award nominated actress Margot Robbie to promote her latest movie on her first personal social media account in years?

    does it make sense for academy award nominated actress Margot Robbie to cross the picket line to promote the barbie movie on lemmy during the sag-aftra strike? yep, she’s well-known for her anti-union politics and general disdain for labour. therefore, this must be a real account.

    • Margot Robbie@lemmy.world
      182·
      1 year ago

      If you have been following me here at all, you would know that I have been extremely vocal about my support of the strike here, and I have been keeping with the strike rules and only mentioned the name of the movie ONCE here after the strike started.

      Your smug accusation only shows your own ignorance, while I do try to be nice here, I will not stand for you making light of our fight for survival as some kind of gotcha.

      Now kindly fuck off.

      • Spaceinv8er@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        1 year ago

        Dune 2 was postponed because of the strike, and I was really looking forward to it.

        I mean I’m REALLY looking forward to that movie, but if my minor inconvenience means a better standard of living/opportunity for a large amount of people I’ll wait for however long.

      • Sea_pop@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        The Margot Robbie is Australian so this comment would have been written as ‘now kindly fuck off, cunt.’ Therefore, I am now questioning the legitimacy of this account.

        Hi Margot!!

    • millie@lemmy.filmEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      Source for that? Because all I’m seeing is footage of her striking with SAG and pro-union comments she’s made online.

      https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a45138901/margot-robbie-sag-aftra-strike-picket-line-outfit/

      https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishabassi/margot-robbie-sag-aftra-strike-support-actors-rights

      The attitude toward celebrities on Lemmy versus on Mastodon is really weird. Same thing with reddit, a lot of the time. Like, okay, I have no idea if that’s really Margot Robbie or not, but famous people do use the internet. Attention doesn’t make them a different species that forgets how to use keyboards or something.

      Might as well be nice?

      • 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.