New York, February 13: Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, known for her portrayal of Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, in Marvel’s Avengers, Iron Man and other movies, including her standalone “Black Window” film, recently warned about the misuse of AI technology. Scarlett Johansson previously sued OpenAI for using a voice that sounded like her as a part of ChatGPT Voice. However, now she addressed the issue after spotting her Deepfake of her.
According to reports, this video showed her with other Jewish celebrities, who sent messages to protest against American rapper Kanye West. Recently, Kanye West left Elon Musk’s X platform after anti-Semantic posts and for selling ‘swastika’ t-shirts online and calling himself a “Nazi”. American rappers faced trouble for their conduct and for showing such behavioural traits.
Hollywood Actress Scarlett Johansson’s Deepfake video also included other stars such as Mark Zuckerberg, Steven Spielberg, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Schwimmer Jerry Seinfeld, Lisa Valerie Kudrow, Jack Black, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Woody Allen, Sam Altmad, Mila Kunis, Bell Stille,r and Adam Sandler These stars were shown with a middle finger with the “Star of David” logo printed on the han,d and below there was written “Kany.”.
The video started with Scarlett Johansson wearing the t-shirt first and, at last, ended with Adam Sandler showing the middle finger. The Deepfake AI-generated video was posted as a retaliation against the t-shirt selling and appreciation for the Nazis shown by rapper Kanye West. Looking at the video that used her and other actors’ faces, Scarlett Johansson said it was terrifying that the US government was “paralyzed” about passing legislation protecting citizens against the danger of artificial intelligence (AI).
The video from Instagram had a description posted in Hebrew that said, “In recent days, Kanye West has once again crossed every possible red line. The man who had previously declared “I am a Nazi”, glorified Hitler and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, used one of the biggest stages in the world – airing a commercial during the Super Bowl – to spread anti-Semitism and hatred.”
Hollywood Actress Scarlett Johansson said, “I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for anti-semitism or hate speech of any kind”. However, she said hate speech could be multiplied by AI and pose a greater threat than a single person taking accountability for it. She said, “We must call out the misuse of AI”.
(The above story first appeared on Fresh Headline on Feb 13, 2025 07:23 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website freshheadline.com).
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