Why This Famous Actor Appeared in Such an Ad: The Lawless World of AI Deepfakes

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A tip-off has been received that suggestive promotional videos featuring a person who closely resembles a famous male actor are currently circulating. The questionable advertisement appears to be created using AI, and it was promoting an app used to generate AI videos. What on earth was this company thinking by using a famous actor's face without authorization? Furthermore, did the platform that ran this company's ad do so unknowingly? What kind of legal responsibility can be held against them?

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