Tom Hanks warns fans about fake AI ads using his name and voice

Tom Hanks has issued a serious warning to all his fans about fake advertisements circulating onlineThe Oscarwinning actor took to Instagram on Friday to alert fans that his picture and voice are being used without his consent in fraudulent ads to promote various products and treatmentsThere are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name likeness and voice to promote miracle cures and wonder drugs These ads have been created without my consent fraudulently and through AI the actor wrote in his postView this post on InstagramA post shared by Tom Hanks tomhanksHanks made it clear that he has nothing to do with these posts or the products and treatments or the spokespeople touting these curesHe also shared that he has type 2 diabetes and only works with his boardcertified doctor regarding his treatmentI have type 2 diabetes and I ONLY work with my boardcertified doctor regarding my treatment he wroteThe Forest Gump actor asked fans to not be fooled not be swindled and to not lose hardearned money to these scamsThis isnt the first time someone has misused Hanks likeness to sell productsIn October last year the actor warned his followers about a false ad promoting a dental plan using an AI version of him At that time he also shared a screenshot of the ad on Instagram telling fans to BEWARETom Hanks is not the only celebrity affected by AIgenerated adsLast year a fake ad featuring country singer Luke Combs promoting miracle weight loss gummies circulated on social media according to The Hollywood ReporterOther celebrities like Piers Morgan Nigella Lawson and Oprah Winfrey have also been victims of similar scams These ads often use real footage with AIgenerated dialogue to make them seem authenticAs per The Hollywood Reporter Scarlett Johansson had sued a company last year for allegedly using her picture and voice to advertise its deepfakegenerating abilities She also took legal action against OpenAI earlier this year accusing them of using her voice in a demo for their ChatGPT 4 modelThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever