MicroWaveOct 2, 2023

Tom Hanks says AI version of him used in dental plan ad without his consent

https://lemmy.world/post/6157945

Tom Hanks says AI version of him used in dental plan ad without his consent - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadMargot RobbieOct 2, 2023

As a famous celebrity who has to deal with this a lot, here is an easy guide to tell real celebrities accounts from fake celebrities accounts on the Internet: Ask yourself, would it make sense for the real celebrity to promote these product on social media?

  • Does it make sense for Academy Award winning character actor Tom Hanks to promote a random dental service? No, therefore, that is a fake account.

  • Does it make sense for pop superstar Taylor Swift to promote her latest re-recorded albums on her social media? Yes, therefore, that’s a real account.

  • 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? Yes, therefore, that’s a real account.

  • Does it make sense for Matt Damon, Tom Brady, or Kim Kardashian to promote cryptocurrency on their social media despite never showing any interest in technology before? No, therefore, these are fake accounts.

  • Does it make sense for Elon Musk, the richest man in the world in his 50s, to act like an immature middle schooler and post bad memes on the Internet to sell a cryptocurrency based on a dead meme? No, therefore, that’s a fake account.

This method works every time.

Show threadmateomaui

Matt Damon

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wasn’t he famously roasted for being part of that Crypto.com ad?

Oct 2, 2023 at 11:10pmWeb
Show threadMargot RobbieOct 2, 2023
That’s another joke. The other two for FTX and EthereumMax respectively.
Show threadmateomauiOct 2, 2023
oh lol, I didn’t even get to Brady and Kardashian, was stumped on Damon, well played overall
Show threadShustOneOct 2, 2023
People made fun of the ad and the lines he said but people also don’t understand that he didn’t write it. Crypto.com was already going to fail by the time their crazy expensive ad came out. Matt Damon on the other hand seems to be doing just fine.
Show threadmateomauiOct 3, 2023
He’s an actor, so I don’t think anyone actually thought he wrote anything he said on that ad, but it was an endorsement, which is more difficult to parse whether or not he invested or supported it. And probably like most people, I didn’t care enough to read in depth about it afterward.