William Shatner addresses cancer hoax: ‘This is the downside of AI’

The 95-year old called out a Facebook group he claims is using AI to create “horrible fake news stories” about him

William Shatner played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek (Joe Giddens/PA)

Star Trek actor William Shatner says fake stories claiming he has stage four brain cancer are not true, and warned that artificial intelligence (AI) “can be used as a weapon in the wrong hands”.

The 95-year old, known for portraying Captain Kirk in the sci-fi franchise, called out a Facebook group he claims is using AI to create “horrible fake news stories” about him.