Stella Parton asks internet to stop AI tributes to Dolly
TL;DR
- Stella Parton publicly asked fans to stop posting AI-generated tributes to her sister, calling the flood 'challenging to absorb and or ignore.'
- President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated Truth Social image of himself walking a White House colonnade with Dolly Parton after her death.
- Dolly Parton died on August 25 at age 80, and AI-generated videos have circulated depicting her arriving in heaven with other deceased celebrities.
Stella Parton is asking the internet to stop making AI tributes to her sister. In a September 4 Instagram post reported by Gizmodo, Stella wrote that "there is a tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage being posted everyday and it's been challenging to absorb and or ignore."
The post landed days after President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated illustration on Truth Social showing him walking a White House colonnade with Dolly Parton, who died on August 25 at age 80. Other AI-generated videos have also circulated, including one depicting Dolly arriving in heaven alongside other deceased celebrities.
Stella framed the flood as an exposure problem rather than a policy one. "Sadly, because of the way our lives have been lived in front of the public," she wrote, "we have no choice but to be subjected to incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers."
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Originally reported by gizmodo.com
Read the original article →Original headline: Dolly Parton's Sister Asks People to Stop Posting AI Slop of the Legendary Singer