Kash Patel's FBI Promo Video Appears to Use AI to Copy Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" Video
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Tom Breihan
20d ago· 2 min readenNews
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FBI Director Kash Patel posted a promotional social-media video that appears to use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys' iconic "Sabotage" music video. The video promotes the FBI's efforts to shut down "fraud," including its case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, which the article suggests is a politically motivated attack. The article criticizes Patel for the unoriginal and seemingly unauthorized use of the band's creative work.
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· 2 pulledYou will not be surprised that something incredibly stupid now unites the two of them — a social-media video, posted by Patel, that seemingly uses AI to rip off the Beastie Boys' 'Sabotage' video.
Last Monday, Patel posted a promotional video about the FBI's efforts to shut down 'fraud,' including its case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, which certainly appears to be one of many politically motivated attacks ag
The Beastie Boys and FBI Director Kash Patel have both been in the news lately — the Beasties because of Mike D’s solo single and tour, Patel for obvious and depressing reasons. You will not be surprised that something incredibly stupid now unites the two
