Robin Williams' family fights back against AI deepfakes

ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association have signed an agreement covering copyright protections for the company's AI video and image models. The deal marks one of the more formal arrangements between a major generative AI developer and Hollywood's central industry body. Details of the licensing and compliance framework signal a broader shift in how studios are approaching AI-generated content.

Robin Williams' children have reactivated their late father's Instagram account, framing it as a direct response to the unauthorized use of his likeness by AI. Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams say they want the profile to serve as a reliable, authentic space for preserving his memory. The move follows Zelda Williams' earlier and vocal opposition to AI-generated recreations of the actor.

Google gave three creative professionals unlimited access to Flow, its AI-powered creative studio, and asked them to build full campaigns for local businesses. The results offer a grounded look at how the tool performs in real-world, deadline-driven creative work. Here is what each of them produced and what the process revealed.

A new independent film, "As Deep as the Grave," has released seven minutes of footage featuring a digitally recreated younger Val Kilmer, constructed using generative AI trained on family archives and the actor's past performances. Director Coerte Voorhees drew heavily from Kilmer's work in "Heat" and "Batman Forever" to build the likeness. The project raises fresh questions about AI's role in preserving - or reanimating - the images of actors after death or incapacitation.