Tom Hanks Fumes Over AI Ads Using His Image to Sell ‘Wonder Drugs and Miracle Cures’: ‘I Have Type 2

The Oscar winner warned fans about the viral snake oil ads using his likeness while insisting he would never endorse such products, RadarOnline.com can reveal. In October 2023, Hanks was forced to issue a warning over AI ads using his image to promote a "dental plan". The 68-year-old spoke about the "legal ramifications" AI and deepfake technology pose to the entertainment industry during an appearance on Adam Buxton’s podcast in May 2023. "I can tell you that there [are] discussions going on in all of the guilds, all of the agencies, and all of the legal firms to come up with the legal ramifications of my face and my voice – and everybody else’s – being our intellectual property." He continued: "Right now if I wanted to, I could get together and pitch a series of seven movies that would star me in them in which I would be 32 years old from now until kingdom come.

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