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\nMatthew Lawrence wants to bring Robin Williams’ voice back to life through the use of A.I.\u201cObviously, with the respect and with the okay from his family, I would love to do something really special with his voice, because I know for a generation, that voice is just so iconic,\u201d the actor saidLawrence starred opposite Williams, who died by suicide at age 63 in August 2014, in 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire<\/p>\n
Matthew Lawrence<\/a>\u00a0wants to bring\u00a0Robin Williams<\/a>\u00a0back \u2014 in a rather unique way.\n<\/p>\n Speaking with Entertainment Weekly<\/a> at Comic-Con<\/a> in San Diego on Friday, July 25, the actor \u2014 who starred in Mrs. Doubtfire<\/a>\u00a0as one of Williams’ kids \u2014 said he wants to use artificial intelligence (A.I.) to “do something really special” with the late comedian’s voice.\n<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, with the respect and with the okay from his family<\/a>, I would love to do something really special with his voice, because I know for a generation, that voice is just so iconic,\u201d Lawrence, 45, said.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just the fact that I knew him and worked with him,” he continued. “It\u2019s in my head, it\u2019s in everybody\u2019s head, and it would be so cool.”\n<\/p>\n Matthew Lawrence and Robin Williams in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’.<\/p>\n Splash News<\/p>\n Lawrence and Williams starred alongside\u00a0Sally Field<\/a>,\u00a0Mara Wilson<\/a>, Lisa Jakub and\u00a0Pierce Brosnan<\/a>\u00a0in the classic 1993 comedy film, which won two Golden Globes.\n<\/p>\n Mrs. Doubtfire follows a father, played by Williams, who poses as a nanny to spend time with his children. Williams died by suicide<\/a> at age 63 in August 2014.<\/p>\n Lawrence told EW that the idea to use the actor’s voice for A.I. came after he saw an old commercial starring Williams and realized it featured some parallels to today.<\/p>\n Robin Williams in 2007.<\/p>\n Ethan Miller\/Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kinda like this very contemporary, modern, almost sort of foreshadowing of what\u2019s going on commercial that he did,\u00a0where he did this computerized voiceover,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cAnd it always stuck with me. And then, during his passing, with the A.I. coming out, I\u2019m like, \u2018Man, he\u2019s gotta be the voice of A.I. He\u2019s gotta be the voice in something.\u2019 So yeah, I would love to do that.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n According to Lawrence, one thing he’d love is for Williams’ voice to be used to give driving directions on a phone.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be so cool. I\u2019m telling you,” he told EW.\n<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n Back in April, Lawrence spoke with PEOPLE ahead of his appearance on\u00a0The Masked Singer<\/a> about why he dedicated\u00a0his moving performance<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Leonard Cohen<\/a>‘s “Hallelujah” to Williams.\n<\/p>\n