Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg After Fake AI Video Of Her Goes Viral On Facebook

Jamie Lee Curtis; Mark Zuckerberg
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Oscar winner shared a post calling on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to do something about a fake A.I. video of her making the rounds on Facebook after trying in vain to get it taken down.

Facebook has pretty infamously become little more these days than a repository of so-called "AI slop," the bizarre AI-generated content that has proliferated on the platform in recent years.

And as AI becomes more sophisticated, this weird, fake content becomes harder and harder to detect, resulting in a lot of people having their likenesses essentially stolen.


Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, for one, has had it—and she's letting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg know he's gone way too far with the kind of fraudulent content he's allowing to escalate on his site.

Curtis called out Zuckerberg directly this week after an AI-generated commercial used footage of her without her permission and twisted her words entirely.

The video Curtis is upset about is a perfect example of the kind of devious, irresponsible AI content that is everywhere on Facebook these days.

Taken from an interview Curtis did with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle about the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year, the ad manipulates the clip and changes her words into an advertisement.

In her post, Curtis told Zuck:

"I have gone through every proper channel to ask you and your team to take down this totally AI fake commercial for some bullsh*t that I didn't authorize, agree to or endorse...."
"...This use of my images ... with new, fake words put in my mouth, diminishes my opportunities to actually speak my truth."

Curtis also took to Instagram to try to reach Zuckerberg, as she said she did not know how else to contact him and her attempts to have the video removed had gone unanswered.

Meta and Zuckerberg have become equally infamous for ignoring these issues, which fans and social media users were quick to point out in the comments of both posts.

In Curtis' case she did eventually get a response.

In a follow-up post, she confirmed that the video had been taken down, writing:

"IT WORKED! YAY INTERNET! SHAME HAS ITS VALUE!"

People online took Curtis's posts as an opportunity to point out how frankly terrible Meta is at content moderation, and to express their worries about AI.

@brianbalthazar/Instagram

@homeswithmax/Instagram

@michael.rame/Instagram

@stephanie.wayland.nicholas/Instagram

@onehundredvacations/Instagram

@renitagale/Instagram

@morgxnofficial/Instagram

@handturkey/Instagram

@shawnconline/Instagram

@august_comedy/Instagram

Curtis is only the latest celebrity to have their likeness stolen in AI-generated content, from Sir David Attenborough to Tom Hanks and Scarlett Johansson, who have all had their voices and likenesses used without their consent.

It really seems like this technology is not ready for prime time—and that its creators don't seem to care much.

More from News

Ribvar Karimi and Morgan Gardner Karimi
Morgan Karimi/Facebook

Alabama Woman 'Blindsided' After ICE Detains Her Trump-Supporting Iranian Husband

Another day, another MAGA face eaten by a leopard.

The "it wasn't supposed to happen to me" movement claimed two more victims on Sunday, June 22, when Ribvar Karimi was abducted by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a sweep that included 11 Iranians.

Keep ReadingShow less
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Alex Wong/Getty Images

RFK Jr. Admits That Banning Fluoridated Water Will Cause 'More Cavities'—But He's OK With That

Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was criticized after admitting in a Fox News interview with Harris Faulkner that his proposed fluoridated water ban would likely lead people to have more cavities—but defended the move nonetheless.

While fluoride is not federally mandated in drinking water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had long recommended its inclusion. Fluoride helps prevent cavities by strengthening enamel, and numerous studies have shown that fluoridated water reduces tooth decay in both children and adults.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Jesse Watters discussing Zohran Mamdani
Fox News

Jesse Watters Dragged After Trying To Give Mamdani A Scary Nickname That's Actually Kind Of Epic

Fox News personality Jesse Watters was widely mocked after he tried to give New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a scary nickname in the vein of Conan the Destroyer—only for it to backfire considerably.

Watters is the latest member of the GOP to lash out at Mamdani, a democratic socialist who handily defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary last week.

Keep ReadingShow less
A man sitting on a couch
man sitting on sofa
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

People Sound Off On What Caused Them To Fire Their Therapist

We thankfully live in a world where there's no longer a stigma surrounding therapy.

Some people simply need professional help to deal with ongoing problems or even to get through the day.

Keep ReadingShow less
Andy Ogles; Zohran Mamdani
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (left and right)

MAGA Rep Slammed After Calling For Mamdani To Be Stripped Of His Citizenship And Deported Over Rap Lyric

Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles was called out after he shared a letter he sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to denaturalize and deport New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over a lyric in a rap song Mamdani released in 2017.

Mamdani ran a campaign centered around economic populism, arguing that the city, a global financial center, has grown unaffordable for everyday residents, citing soaring rents and grocery prices, and outlining policies aimed at reducing the cost of living.

Keep ReadingShow less