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Robin Williams\u2019 children are taking over their father\u2019s Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap<\/em><\/a>. In a post on Tuesday<\/a>, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor\u2019s Instagram profile to be a \u201csafe, trusted place where the stories, photos, videos, and memories shared reflect his legacy with authenticity, warmth, and care.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A story posted to Zelda Williams\u2019 own Instagram account<\/a> expands on the decision to bring back her father\u2019s profile, saying that it\u2019s meant to help combat \u201crampant AI abuse,\u201d according to The Wrap<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I\u2019m sorry if anyone found Dad\u2019s old page posting again to be triggering. Believe me, I know it\u2019s a little strange. Making that space into one where people can find authentic clips and photos of him is one of the best ways we\u2019ve now found to fight back against rampant AI abuse of his voice and likeness on here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Robin Williams\u2019 Instagram account remained inactive following his death in 2014. Last year, Zelda Williams asked fans<\/a> to stop sending her AI-generated videos of her father. \u201cTo watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to \u2018this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that\u2019s enough\u2019, just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening,\u201d she wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Though some AI chatbots have restrictions in place to prevent users from generating images or videos with the AI likeness of a public figure or celebrity, these guardrails can still be bypassed. OpenAI\u2019s now-shuttered Sora app became a hotbed for generating<\/a> videos of copyrighted characters and celebrities, while Grok is still generating sexualized AI deepfakes of famous women, according to Wired<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Zelda, Zak, and Cody Williams add that they\u2019re going to use their father\u2019s Instagram account to share his \u201cunique talent and humor with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n