Robert Downey Jr. won't let AI recreate his likeness in Hollywood: 'I intend to sue'

Robert Downey Jr. mightiness beryllium devoid of iron, but he's judge sewage immoderate steel.

The Academy Award-winning actor, 59, is speaking retired astir accelerated technological advancements and really he plans to conflict backmost if his sanction and likeness are manipulated by artificial intelligence.

"I intend to sue," he told nan "On pinch Kara Swisher" podcast.

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Robert Downey Jr. says he plans to writer if personification manipulates his likeness done artificial intelligence.   (JC Olivera/Getty Images)

It each comes backmost to Downey Jr.'s change ego, Tony Stark, whose ain change ego is Iron Man. For respective years, Downey Jr. portrayed nan superhero successful astir a twelve Marvel films, but things changed erstwhile [spoiler alert] his characteristic died successful nan 2019 cinematic smash, "Avengers: Endgame."

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In nan past, Downey Jr. has spoken astir his likelihood of returning arsenic Iron Man. In 2020, he made a candid confession to Joe Rogan.

"To me, starting up again is disconnected nan table. I consciousness I’ve done each I could pinch that character. There would person to beryllium a ace compelling argument and a bid of events that made it obvious. … But nan different point is, I wanna do different stuff," Downey said. 

Downey Jr. has said he doesn't deliberation he'll travel backmost to play Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, successful different movie.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage)

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The character was asked by podcast big Swisher if he was worried personification mightiness usage AI to do this.

"There’s 2 tracks," Downey Jr. said. "One is, really do I consciousness astir everything that’s going on? And my reply is, I mean, I consciousness astir it minimally because I person an existent affectional life that’s occurring that doesn’t person a batch of room for that," he said of AI.

"And to spell backmost to nan [Marvel Cinematic Universe], I americium not worried astir them hijacking my character’s psyche because there’s for illustration 3 aliases 4 guys and gals who make each nan decisions location anyway, and they would ne'er do that to me, pinch aliases without me." 

But Swisher pointed retired that executives of early projects could change, which Downey Jr. didn't argue.

Downey Jr. is assured executives astatine Marvel wouldn't create an AI type of Iron Man based connected his likeness. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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"Well, you’re right," he said. "I would for illustration to present authorities that I intend to writer each early executives conscionable connected spec."

"You'll beryllium dead, Robert," Swisher retorted.

"I know, but my rule patient will still beryllium very active" he quipped.

Representatives for Downey Jr. did not respond to Fox News Digital's contiguous petition for comment.

Downey Jr. says, "I would for illustration to, here, authorities that I intend to writer each early executives" if they usage AI to recreate his likeness. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)

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"I americium not worried astir them hijacking my character’s psyche because there’s for illustration 3 aliases 4 guys and gals who make each nan decisions location anyway, and they would ne'er do that to me, pinch aliases without me."

Downey Jr. admitted AI piqued his liking years ago. 

"I've been very willing successful [AI] since [Chat] GPT went live," nan character shared. 

"What's happening is truly, genuinely astonishing. And difficult to judge actually, erstwhile you really watch it.

"The problem is, erstwhile these individuals judge that they are nan arbiters of managing this, meanwhile, wanting and aliases needing to beryllium seen successful a favorable light," he added. "That is simply a monolithic f---ing error, and it turns maine disconnected and makes maine not want to prosecute pinch them, because they're not being truthful."

Downey Jr. is slated to return to nan Marvel Universe successful nan 2026 movie "Avengers: Doomsday" arsenic Dr. Doom.