"In a 2021 podcast clip, the cartoonist said he granted "explicit permission" for anyone to make a posthumous AI based on him, arguing that his public thoughts and words are "so pervasive on the internet" that he'd be "a good candidate to turn into AI." He added that he was OK with an AI version of him saying new things after he died, as long as they seemed compatible with what he might say while alive."
"A February 5 post on Adams' official account attributed to his brother, Dave Adams, insisted the cartoonist "never intended, never would have approved an AI version of him that wasn't authorized by himself or his estate." The official Adams account reiterated the family's objection on February 17, saying the estate was "kindly but firmly" asking anyone using AI to recreate his voice or likeness to stop, calling the digital replicas a "fabricated version" of Adams that is "deeply distressing." "This is not a tribute. It is not an honor. It is an unauthorized use of identity," the post read."
Scott Adams publicly said in 2021 that he granted explicit permission for others to create a posthumous AI based on his pervasive public statements and that such an AI could speak after his death if it remained compatible with his likely views. After his January death from metastatic prostate cancer, an AI-generated "Scott Adams" account began posting videos of a digital version speaking about current events and philosophy. The family and estate say those digital replicas are unauthorized, deeply distressing, and not tributes. The estate has asked anyone using AI to recreate his voice or likeness to stop.
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