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Tom Hanks issues warning to fans over AI ads using his likeness to promote 'miracle cures and wonder drugs'


Tom Hanks is once again warning fans that advertisements appearing to feature his likeness are not actually him - they're the work of artificial intelligence. 'Do not be fooled,' the star wrote.

The 68-year-old Oscar winner took to his Instagram on Thursday night to let his 9 million follower know that viral commercials selling 'miracle cures and wonder drugs' were created using AI technology without his permission. A CGI version of Hanks appears in the 2004 computer-animated Christmas film The Polar Express, and he was digitally de-aged using AI technology in scenes from 2022's A Man Called Otto A CGI version of Hanks appears in the 2004 computer-animated Christmas film The Polar Express, and he was digitally de-aged using AI technology in scenes from 2022's A Man Called Otto.

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