Scarlett Johansson warns of dangers of AI after Kanye West deepfake goes viral

Scarlett Johansson has warned of the "imminent dangers of AI" after a deepfake video of her and other prominent Jewish celebrities opposing recent antisemitic remarks from Kanye West went viral this week. The video contained AI-generated versions of more than a dozen celebrities, including Johansson, David Schwimmer, Jerry Seinfeld, Drake, Adam Sandler, Stephen Spielberg, and Mila Kunis. It opened with a deepfake likeness of Johansson in a T-shirt that was emblazoned with a hand and middle finger extended, a Star of David and the name Kanye. The video was set to "Hava Nagila", a Jewish folk song that is typically played at celebratory cultural events, and ended with the slogan: "Enough is enough. Other stars depicted included Sacha Baron Cohen, Jack Black, Natalie Portman, Adam Levine, Ben Stiller, and Lenny Kravitz. "It has been brought to my attention by family members and friends, that an AI-generated video featuring my likeness, in response to an antisemitic view, has been circulating online and gaining traction," Johansson said in a statement to People. "I am a Jewish woman who has no tolerance for antisemitism or hate speech of any kind.