Commentators accuse Will Smith of using artificial intelligence in concert videos.
the video, was released on YouTube on August 12shows the actor and rapper on stage with a montage of his audience. In some images the crowd looks real, but in others it appears to have been created by artificial intelligence due to the mostly blurred faces, extra fingers and limbs on the hips.
A YouTube commenter he replied“I like to pause this video and look closely at the crowd. There are a lot of extras in this crowd.” Other he said“It’s an insult to old people without glasses. You know, they thought this was the most real audience ever.”
A representative for Smith at his talent agency CAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Smith is currently on tour in Europe and the concert video, which does not mention the location, appears to be an advertisement for the new shows.
There is no description, but the title is: “My favorite part of the tour is seeing you up close. Thanks for meeting me too .”
Smith released a new album, Based on a True Story, earlier this year. It didn’t get good reviews..
Wild Wild West (AI content generation)
While Smith may be the one facing backlash (or backlash) for this type of AI use, experts say we’re being exposed to a lot more AI content from celebrities and celebrities. Online influencers than we may know.
“AI is gradually becoming part of the content creation toolbox of many celebrities, influencers and their agency teams,” said Manick Bhan, AI and AI modeling expert at Search the Atlas.
“There’s a lot more to do than most people realize, and this is just the beginning,” says Bhan. “Within a year, it will be very difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is not.”
Bhan says the best content generators don’t just want to save money; You can generate content much faster and at a larger scale than you otherwise would. “You can film a performance and make it look like ten different shows with different audiences without ever leaving the studio,” he explains.
While viewers may be outraged by the stars’ lack of transparency about their use of AI, Bhan predicts that outrage will subside as the method becomes more widely accepted. And even people who want to watch videos frame by frame to find evidence of artificial intelligence may not be able to tell the difference for a long time.
“Will Smith’s video stood out because the amount of AI was obvious if you looked closely, but the technology is advancing so quickly that his team could do it within a year without any setbacks,” says Bhan.
