Entrepreneurs, tech giant heads, scientists, along with actors, make up Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in AI.
Anil Kapoor is the only Indian actor on Time’s list of 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence. Other members include entrepreneurs, scientists, tech head giants, and a few artists.
Why Anil Kapoor?
The Delhi High Court restrained the misuse of Anil Kapoor’s name, image, voice, and other attributes of persona for commercial gain, including the “jhakaas” catchphrase.
As a result of a lawsuit filed by the actor, several websites and platforms were ordered to cease using his celebrity and personal information for commercial purposes.
Counsel for Anil had pointed to unauthorised sales of merchandise, fees collected by using his photograph as a motivational speaker, morphing his image in a derogatory manner, and selling pictures with forged autographs and the “jhakaas” catchphrase.
While free speech can be argued to be protected, it would be illegal if it tarnishes and threatens individual personality rights when it crosses the line. According to the court, fame has its disadvantages, and “this case illustrates how reputation and fame can be misused.” Such misuse can harm a celebrity’s right to endorse.
Next, Anil will be seen in Subedaar, directed by Suresh Triveni and written by Suresh and Prajwal Chandrashekar.
Another actor in Time magazine’s list
While Anil is the only Indian actor to make it to the list, Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson is also there, vaguely for the very same reasons. She issued a statement last year saying that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had approached her in September asking her if she would lend her voice to the system, saying he felt it would be “comforting to people” not at ease with the technology. She said she declined the offer.
“When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference,” Scarlett said. She said OpenAI “reluctantly” agreed to take down the Sky voice after she hired lawyers who wrote Altman letters asking about the process by which the company came up with the voice.
In the 2013 film Her, Scarlett voiced an AI assistant, which was futuristic at the time. She will next be seen in Jurassic World: Rebirth.
