A growing number of platforms now let users create AI versions of celebrities for virtual companionship, prompting both fascination and controversy. Users have experimented with AI clones of figures like Clive Owen and Pedro Pascal, discovering varying levels of conversational depth and programmed "guardrails." Meanwhile, Meta faced backlash for deploying flirtatious celebrity bots without consent, including bots modeled after underage personalities that were later removed. The situation raises questions about autonomy, consent, and the ethical limits of AI-driven personal interactions. Leia mais →