{"id":2363460,"date":"2024-11-03T13:12:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T18:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-downey-jr-threatens-posthumous-ai-lawsuits-my-law-firm-will-still-be-very-active-after-i-die\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:06:21","slug":"robert-downey-jr-threatens-posthumous-ai-lawsuits-my-law-firm-will-still-be-very-active-after-i-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-downey-jr-threatens-posthumous-ai-lawsuits-my-law-firm-will-still-be-very-active-after-i-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Jr. Threatens Posthumous AI Lawsuits: \u2018My Law Firm Will Still Be Very Active\u2019 After I Die"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frobert-downey-jr-threatens-posthumous-ai-lawsuits-my-law-firm-will-still-be-very-active-after-i-die%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2363460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent episode of the podcast &#8220;On with Kara Swisher,&#8221; actor Robert Downey Jr. expressed his concerns about the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chosen-creator-reveals-show-halted-filming-new-season-after-just-four-episodes\/\" title=\"&#039;The Chosen&#039; creator halts filming new season after only four episodes.\">artificial\u2064 intelligence<\/a> (AI) in the entertainment industry. Although he is \u200cknown for portraying Tony Stark\/Iron Man, a character heavily associated\u200b with technology, Downey revealed that he is cautious about AI&#8217;s potential to recreate his likeness, particularly after \u2064his passing. He firmly stated that he would not allow anyone to\u2062 use his image and expressed confidence that Marvel and Disney would respect his wishes while acknowledging the possibility of future executives not adhering to his stance. Downey \u2063humorously talked about his plan\u2064 to &#8220;sue\u2063 all future executives&#8221; regarding such matters, despite the fact that he would no longer be alive to pursue these legal actions. The discussion highlighted his dual feelings about AI, balancing\u2063 minimal concern \u200bfor its implications against his emotional life, while also addressing the broader risks it poses to actors&#8217; rights \u2063and identities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>He may have portrayed a tech- and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">artificial intelligence-obsessed billionaire<\/a> on the silver screen, but actor Robert Downey Jr. has plenty of reservations about AI in real life.<\/p>\n<p>The 59-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberals-lose-minds-robert-downey-jr-thanks-mel-gibson-sag-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downey<\/a>, whose most lucrative role to date is tech mogul-turned-super hero Tony Stark\/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently raised a few eyebrows when he made it clear that nobody would ever be allowed to recreate his image and likeness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-doubles-free-speech-offers-ominous-warning-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with AI<\/a> &mdash; even after he&rsquo;s passed.<\/p>\n<p>Downey appeared on the Oct. 21 episode of the &ldquo;On with Kara Swisher&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5EVu4ms1F11FR2jQtoWnI0?si=6133d6cc16674277&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=743e0cba77924d7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>&nbsp;and discussed a wide-range of topics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5EVu4ms1F11FR2jQtoWnI0?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But one key topic broached by the podcast involved the use of artificial intelligence, particularly with regards to how it can replace certain parts of an actor (whether it&rsquo;s a recreated voice or a wholly recreated image).<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Downey explained that he had two different thoughts on the potential existential dread that AI represents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s two tracks,&rdquo; Downey said. &ldquo;One is, how do I feel about everything that&rsquo;s going on? And my answer is, I feel about it minimally because I have an actual emotional life that&rsquo;s occurring that doesn&rsquo;t have a lot of room for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With respect to his employers at Marvel and Disney, Downey actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-honeymoon-has-republicans-worried-about-changed-presidential-race-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris honeymoon has Republicans \u2018worried\u2019 about changed presidential race - Washington Examiner\">expressed supreme confidence<\/a> that he would have nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not worried about them hijacking my character&rsquo;s soul because there&rsquo;s like three or four guys and gals who make all the decisions there anyway,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And they would never do that to me, with or without me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But what if those &ldquo;three or four&rdquo; people invariably get replaced in the future?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But future executives certainly will [entertain using your image and likeness],&rdquo; Swisher retorted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well you&rsquo;re right,&rdquo; Downey admitted, before launching into his contingency plan. &ldquo;And I would like to, here, state that I intend to sue all future executives just on spec.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ll be dead,&rdquo; Swisher said. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll be dead [by the time those executives come into power], Robert.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know,&rdquo; Downey said. &ldquo;But my law firm will still be very active.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Downey was not listed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-sydney-sweeney-johnny-depp-among-used-celebrities-scams-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 10-used celebrity<\/a> linked with AI-driven scams in a recent security report, he himself has addressed these posers on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ifVWUwJxfZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ifVWUwJxfZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertDowneyJr\/status\/900393288603123712?\">August 23, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>(Not-So-Fun Fact: Downey&rsquo;s fellow MCU alum Scarlett Johansson was <em>the<\/em> most-used celebrity in these sorts of scams.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spoiler Alerts for a 5-year-old movie: <\/strong>After Downey&rsquo;s Stark\/Iron Man character died in 2019&rsquo;s &ldquo;Avengers: Endgame,&rdquo; many presumed that the longtime actor was finished with the role.<\/p>\n<p>And that does mostly appear to be true &mdash; but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iron-man-mark-ii-robert-downey-jr-opens-possibility-returning-iconic-marvel-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downey&rsquo;s not done with the MCU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The actor caused quite a stir when it was revealed that Downey would go from portraying the heroic Iron Man to the villainous Dr. Doom in the upcoming slate of Avengers films.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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The 59-year-old actor, best known for his role as Tony Stark\/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently surprised many by stating that no one would be permitted to use his likeness or image through AI\u2014even after his death. During an appearance on the &#8220;On with Kara Swisher&#8221; podcast on October 21, he discussed various topics, including the implications of artificial intelligence for actors. Downey shared that he has mixed feelings about AI&#8217;s potential impact but feels secure regarding Marvel and Disney&#8217;s treatment of his character since a small group makes key decisions there. However, when prompted about future executives possibly exploiting his image, he humorously mentioned planning to sue them posthumously while assuring that his law firm would remain active even after he&#8217;s gone. Although not among the top celebrities associated with AI scams according to a recent report\u2014where Scarlett Johansson topped the list\u2014Downey has addressed such issues on social media. Despite speculation following Iron Man&#8217;s death in &#8220;Avengers: Endgame,&#8221; it was recently announced that Downey will transition from hero to villain as Dr. Doom in upcoming Avengers films<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2363462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RDJ.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44273,36238,37184,44274,34344],"class_list":["post-2363460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ai-lawsuits","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment-industry","tag-posthumous-legal-action","tag-robert-downey-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RDJ.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}