Will Smith has been accused of sharing a video using AI to shots of crowds cheering on on the current summer tour.
The Hollywood actor and rapper kicked off his British legs based on a true story tour in Scarborough on Sunday (August 24) to support his recent album of the same name.
Prior to the concert, the video was shared from his official YouTube channel entitled “My favorite part of the tour is to meet up close. I want to see you too.”
The clip has been attracting attention last week as viewers claimed heavily of AI.
Some shots show members of the audience whose faces appear to be blurry or distorted, while others appear to have strangely shaped hands, some of which appear to have six fingers.
Another shot shows the man's knuckle appears to be blurry along with his sign.
Meanwhile, the woman in front of him appears to be holding his hand at first glance, while the woman's headband behind her is somehow on her wrist.
Independence We contacted Smith's representative for comments.
Fans in the comments section of YouTube videos are The Fresh Prince of Bel Air A star to show what they branded “fake AI crowds.”
“Imagine this rich and famous, this guy who has to use AI footage of crowds… a tragic man,” one critic said.
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Another wrote: “It's such a high quality phone footage that it's not only hated to watch this, but there are obviously generated scenes and scenes in between,” another said.
“There are videographers, why are they giving up quality work for this degeneration slop?” they asked.
One fan said: “I don't want to be that guy, but I can see many people in the crowd having more than six, smudged eyes and twisting faces.
“Hey [Will] These PR stunts don't go anywhere,” the fan said. You are this ignorant bruh c'mon that is not embarrassing. ”
AI is a controversial topic in the music industry, with many artists seeking better protection for their work, and others are being called out to use it for themselves.
Earlier this month, English Rocker Rod Stewart was criticized for what many perceived as a “disrespectful” homage to Ozzy Osbourne, the late Black Sabbath frontman on one of the shows.
The 80-year-old Maggie May singer apparently dedicated her 1988 song “Forever Young” to Osborn, who passed away in July at the age of 76.
Viral footage from the show, held in Georgia on August 1, shows a video sequence aired on the big screen, posing for selfies with other late stars, including Tina Turner, Prince, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain.
Smith released his first album in 20 years, Based on a true story, March this year. With a two-star review, Independence He called him a “solid rapper,” but frequently criticised the lyrics of “half-bad and horny” and “ambiguous, Hackney praises about failure and redness.”
His UK tour continues tonight in Cardiff (Monday, August 25th) before he does a show in Manchester, London and Wolverhampton.
