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People die, it's a tragedy, we are left with their legacy. It's abhorrent to attempt immortality by trying to bring their voice back to say the words you've given them. He's not able to consent to this, it would essentially be using his corpse for entertainment. It's disgusting.

AI? Ha ha. No. AI is souless and unemotional. You are not going to get that by having words 'sound' like Robin. What they should do is get another actor to portray the same character, with THEIR voice, and THEIR version.

If they do this (which they absolutely should not, in no uncertain terms), it would be extremely funny to do the same thing to the co-star who suggested it. Some people just need to experience things to truly understand them.

You don't have to report every stupid idea that has AI in the words. Seriously. The only living person who could or should have any say in this is Zelda Williams, and even then it's a stretch as to whether that should make it allowable, let alone possible.

Yup, a big part of working with an actor is getting feedback from them. It won't work without having actual Robin there to say "I feel like the character would do it this way" or "I want to try something different" He made roles his, that was his magic.

to save a click it's Matthew Lawrence "I would love — now, obviously, with the respect and with the OK from his family — but I would love to do something really special with his voice because I know for a generation, that voice is just so iconic." That being said, NO.

Is that co-star Robin William's family? No? Then their opinion doesn't matter. If he explicitly gave permission while he was alive, sure, no problem. He didn't know this tech would exist so he cannot consent, therefore you need to ask his daughter, parents, whatever. But his costar? Who cares?

Remember how Disney broke their agreement with Robin that they would not use his voice to sell merchandise or promote tie-in products without his permission? Now just imagine how he'd feel, if he were to still be alive today, feel about AI. This is 100% crossing a line.