The uncanny valley of performers’ likenesses is getting more shallow as technology advances and use the of AI becomes more prominent. From the early days of CGI being used in place of an actor with the family’s blessing such as Nancy Marchand in The Sopranos, to Peter Cushing in Rogue One. However, Robert Downey Jr is making sure he will never be digitally recreated, even after he’s long dead.
Appearing on a recent episode of the On With Kara Swisher podcast, the Oscar winner explains his intentions to anyone and everyone who tries to digitally clone him in any fashion.
“I intend to sue all future executives,” he said bluntly (via Variety). That goes for any higher-ups who sign off on the creation of a Downey digital replica. Downey explained that he didn’t want his likeness…