Actor faces criticism after sharing suspicious images, including distorted faces and extra public hands on shows
Will Smith He saw himself at the center of an unexpected controversy after fans detect something unusual in a recent video of his tour BASED ON A TRUE STORY. The actor and rapper is being accused of using artificial intelligence to generate audience images in promotional material, causing a wave of criticism on social networks.
The controversial video was shared in Instagram by the artist before the British stage of his first tour in decades, in support of the album BASED ON A TRUE STORYlaunched in March after 20 years without unprecedented material. In the caption, Smith He wrote: “My favorite part of the tour is to see you all closely. Thank you for seeing me too.”
However, attentive users quickly noticed suspicious anomalies in the images. Several scenes show members of the audience with blurred or distorted faces, while others appear with strange hands or extra fingers. A particularly questionable scene shows a man holding a sign with the message “‘You can make it’ It helped me survive cancer. Thanks Will“But their fingers seem to mix with the poster.
See this photo on InstagramA publication shared by Will Smith (@willsmith)
The episode arises amid growing controversy about the use of artificial intelligence in the music industry. A recent study has warned that music professionals may lose up to a quarter of their lace to AI in the next four years. The platform Deezer He reported that about 10,000 AI -generated ranges are sent daily, representing 10% of all uploads.
Renowned artists as Elton John, Coldplay, Dua Lipa and Paul McCartney They are among the 400 musicians who appealed to the British government to change copyright laws due to AI threats. Cases of artificially generated songs being added to the profiles of deceased artists in the Spotify They have also generated concern.
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Source: Rollingstone
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