Khloé Kardashian has publicly expressed growing unease with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, specifically citing disturbing experiences with AI-generated videos depicting her deceased father, Robert Kardashian. The reality television star revealed her anxieties on the February 25th episode of her podcast, “Khloe in Wonder Land,” describing the videos, which display a digitally recreated Robert Kardashian kissing her on the forehead, as “a little bit scary” and inexplicable.
“I’m sure people suppose it’s sweet,” Kardashian, 41, stated, “but even the AI videos of my dad kissing me on my forehead—I don’t know, that freaks me out a little bit. I can’t explain it.” Robert Kardashian, a lawyer known for his role in the O.J. Simpson trial, died in 2003 at the age of 59 after battling esophageal cancer.
Kardashian’s concerns extend beyond recreations of her father. She voiced apprehension about AI-generated content featuring her sisters, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner. “With the advancement of AI, I’ll see videos of my sisters and I have to send it to them and be like, ‘Wait, did you really say this?’” she explained. She noted that in the vast majority of cases – “nine out of ten times” – the videos are fabricated by artificial intelligence, a realization she finds “so f–king scary.”
The Kardashian family has previously taken action to remove unauthorized AI content from the internet, but Kardashian’s comments suggest the issue remains a significant concern. Despite acknowledging that fans often create these videos with good intentions, she described the practice as “weird.”
Kardashian also expressed broader anxieties about the impact of technology on future generations, particularly her children, True Thompson, 7, and Tatum Thompson, 3. She voiced a hope that her children will “still have the desire for human interaction,” lamenting a perceived decline in meaningful personal connection. “I miss the days when you would just…talk on the phone for hours with your girlfriends,” she said, adding, “But people don’t really do that anymore.” She indicated that the bond she shares with her children is something she believes AI cannot replicate.
Recent reports indicate growing public interest in AI-generated depictions of celebrities. One Australian streamer used artificial intelligence to create images of the Kardashian-Jenner family without cosmetic surgery, a project that garnered attention online, according to oe24.at. While this particular instance did not appear to be the source of Kardashian’s immediate distress, it highlights the increasing accessibility and sophistication of AI technology capable of manipulating and recreating images and likenesses.
