‘We must call out the misuse of AI, no matter its messaging,’ said the ‘Black Widow’ star. Scarlett Johansson has spoken out after her likeness was used in a viral fake AI video showing Jewish celebrities giving Kanye West the finger. The Black Widow star was just one of many Jewish celebrities whose likenesses were used without their permission in the clip, alongside the likes of David Schwimmer, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler and Sacha Baron Cohen.
They are depicted wearing a white T-shirt showing a hand containing a Star of David with the middle finger raised above the word “KANYE.”. “I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind. But I also firmly believe that the potential for hate speech multiplied by AI is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it. We must call out the misuse of AI, no matter its messaging, or we risk losing a hold on reality.”.
The creator of the fake AI-generated video is unknown. “His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews. I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants to exterminate ALL marginalized communities including his own) or the fact that there is not sufficient OUTRAGE to remove and ban him from all social media at this point. Silence is complicity.”.
