Will Smith Concert Video Controversy: Real Crowds with AI Processing Artifacts
By
jay_kyburz
9mo ago· 7 min readenNews
100/100
Golden Brown
Bagelometer↗
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked to perfection. Worth every minute at the bakery.
Score100TypenewsSentimentnegative
Summary
A viral video of Will Smith's concert is causing controversy as viewers accuse him of using AI to generate fake crowds with artificial fans holding nonsensical signs. While the crowds are real, the videos were manipulated by both Smith's team and YouTube's processing algorithms, creating AI-like artifacts including uncanny facial features, smeared faces, multiple limbs, and gibberish signage that has sparked widespread online discussion and media coverage.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe faces have all the characteristics of AI slop, with familiar artifacts like uncanny features, smeared faces, multiple fingers/limbs, and nonsensical signage
From West Philly to West Swig̴̙̕g̷̤̔͜y
It gets worse the more you look at it
The story's blown up a bit, with coverage in Rolling Stone, NME, The Independent, and Consequence of Sound
Will Smith is being accused of generating fake fans with AI, but it's complicated: the crowds are real, but the videos were manipulated by Smith's team and YouTube itself.
