A viral AI-generated video made it seem that Hollywood had turned in opposition to Kanye West, showcasing A-list stars banding collectively to protest the rapper after his current antisemitic remarks.
The video reveals AI-generated variations of Jewish celebrities like David Schwimmer, Drake, Steven Spielberg, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Zuckerberg, Mila Kunis and extra carrying anti-Kanye T-shirts that includes a hamsa with a raised center finger and a Star of David within the center, with the phrase “Kanye” written under it.
At the tip of the video, phrases seem on the display screen, studying, “Enough is Enough. Join the Fight Against Antisemitism.”
The AI video comes after West’s Yeezy.com had been faraway from Shopify after it featured a single product: white T-shirts with a black swastika within the centre, below the product identify HH-01.
In a press release to Global News, a Shopify spokesperson mentioned, “All merchants are responsible for following the rules of our platform. This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms so we removed them from Shopify.”
Johansson launched a assertion to People after turning into conscious of the deepfake video, saying, “It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an A.I.-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction.”
“I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind,” she continued. “But I also firmly believe that the potential for hate speech multiplied by A.I. is a far greater threat than any one person who takes accountability for it. We must call out the misuse of A.I., no matter its messaging, or we risk losing a hold on reality.”
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“I have unfortunately been a very public victim of A.I.,” she mentioned, “but the truth is that the threat of A.I. affects each and every one of us.”
“There is a 1000-foot wave coming regarding A.I. that several progressive countries, not including the United States, have responded to in a responsible manner. It is terrifying that the U.S. government is paralyzed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its citizens against the imminent dangers of A.I.”
“I urge the U.S. government to make the passing of legislation limiting A.I. use a top priority; it is a bipartisan issue that enormously affects the immediate future of humanity at large,” she concluded.
Johansson’s assertion didn’t point out West, however different celebrities featured within the deepfake video have spoken out in regards to the rapper’s behaviour within the final week.
In current days, West has been utilizing his X account to share his controversial and antisemitic ideas, together with figuring out as a Nazi and claiming to “love Hitler.” On Feb. 9, it appeared that West had deactivated his X account.
Schwimmer took to Instagram to name on Elon Musk, who owns the X social media platform, to take away West’s account after his current posts.
“We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate-filled, ignorant bile…but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk. Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence. His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews,” he wrote.
“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,” Schwimmer wrote, including, “Silence is complicity.”
Isla Fisher, whose likeness can also be featured within the AI-generated video, beforehand wrote on Instagram with reference to West’s T-shirt: “Hey friends, can you please unfollow Kanye? Did you know this is the only thing for sale on his website after placing a Super Bowl commercial? F–k this monster forever. No Tolerance for this s–t.”
On Tuesday, West was dropped by his expertise company 33&West following his antisemitic rants on X.
Daniel McCartney, the rapper’s former music agent, introduced that West had been faraway from the company’s roster of shoppers as of Feb. 10.
In an Instagram Stories publish, McCartney wrote: “Effective immediately, I’m no longer representing YE (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33 & West can stand for.”
“Peace and love to all,” McCartney added.
The Anti-Defamation League additionally launched a press release with reference to West’s current posts and his web site, writing, “As if we needed further proof of Kanye’s antisemitism, he chose to put a single item for sale on his website – a t-shirt emblazoned with a swastika.”
“The swastika is the symbol adopted by Hitler as the primary emblem of the Nazis. It galvanized his followers in the 20th century and continues to threaten and instill fear in those targeted by antisemitism and white supremacy,” the publish continued.
“If that wasn’t enough, the t-shirt is labeled on Kanye’s website as ‘HH-01,’ which is code for ‘Heil Hitler.’
“Kanye was tweeting vile antisemitism nonstop since last week. There’s no excuse for this kind of behavior. Even worse, Kanye advertised his website during the Super Bowl, amplifying it beyond his already massive social media audience.”
West has not commented on the AI-generated video as of this writing.
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