Sunday, October 09, 2022

Don't Believe Everything You Read

In response to one of the articles from last week:

Bruce Willis and Russian AI Company Deny Reports of a Deal to Create ‘Digital Twin’

www.thewrap.com: On Saturday, representatives for Willis told BBC News that the actor had “no partnership or agreement” with the Russian company Deepcake to create a digital copy of himself using machine learning technology, with Deepcake itself confirming that no deal was in place. The supposed deal was first reported by The Daily Mail on Sep. 27.

Bruce Willis’ Rep Refutes Report That He Sold Likeness for Deepfakes

The Hollywood Reporter: Recent media reports, including one from The Telegraph, suggested that the actor sold his rights to Deepcake to authorize the creation of a “digital twin” of himself to appear in projects following the announcement that he has stepped away from performing. Although reports stated that this made Willis the first Hollywood personality to set up this type of deal, his team denies the existence of any such arrangement.

 

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