Academy Award-winning actor . is strongly opposed to the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to recreate his likeness, particularly in the context of reviving his iconic character Tony Stark aka Iron Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The ' ' actor during a conversation on 'On With Kara Swisher', where he joined Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher explored the implications of AI in modern storytelling, reported Deadline.
Asked about his feelings on deepfakes and AI technology, Downey said, "There's two tracks. How do I feel about everything that's going on? I feel about it minimally because I have an actual emotional life that's occurring that doesn't have a lot of room for that." Despite his concerns, Downey expressed confidence in the current leadership at Marvel, stating, "To go back to the MCU, I'm not worried about them hijacking my character's soul because there's like three or four guys and gals who make all the decisions there anyway and they would never do that to me, with or without me," Deadline reported.
Swisher suggested that future executives may have different intentions, to which Downey responded humorously, "Well, you're right. I would like to here state that I intend to sue all future executives just on spec." In a light-hearted manner he added, "But my law firm will still be very active," drawing laughs from the audience as Swisher compared him to Elvis Presley and his estate.
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