Example Sentences

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In China, some star actors recently denounced the unauthorized use of their likenesses in AI-generated videos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“Spud” will be of no reassurance to Disney, which inked a billion-dollar deal with OpenAI in December to allow Sora users to generate likenesses of many characters.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The gallery's collection includes likenesses of famous figures from William Shakespeare to Queen Elizabeth II, and from Charles Darwin to Adele.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Due to its realistic nature and unauthorized use of the actors’ likenesses, both SAG-AFTRA and MPA were among the first to call out the platform.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

In the age of photography, we have come to see portraits as mere likenesses and we readily forget that they call on all our skill to grasp their meaning.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson