Will Smith was criticized after a promotional video for his new tour appeared to have used AI.
“Fresh Prince” is now on the British feet of his tour, which he played in Cardiff on Monday night, and it's fair to say it's going very well.
Smith will play in front of nearly 8,000 at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Sunday night (August 24) and will perform in Manchester, London and even Wolverhampton over the next seven days.
Some may say that voter turnout was unexpected, considering that an album of the same name didn't even have a chart on this side of the pond.
Things are going well on the stage of the “Gettin' Jiggy Wit it” rapper following the release of his first studio album in 20 years, but social media people aren't doing much better with his latest promotional stunts.
Smith has been accused of using AI in promotional tour video (Instagram/Will Smith)
Some of the crowd looked a bit interesting (Instagram/@willsmith)
The 56-year-old fired after releasing a video of him performing on his tour, fans cheered, sang together and held up signs as they performed at a show before him.
However, in the promotional video uploaded to Instagram, fans and viewers found something strange.
Many users pointed out that the AI could have been used to add shots of fans cheering on actors and rappers.
One shot shows a fan with a blurry face, while another sees Smith running through the fan's extended arms.
Another shows an emotional man with signs that read, “You could make it and helped survive cancer.” THX confuses fans who thought this was another sign of AI use.
Many users shared their thoughts on stunts in response to comments. This may be the first time an artist has been willing to be involved in AI.
Fans think this moment is a gift for Smith's AI (Instagram/Will Smith)
Some of the faces in the crowd seemed to have been produced by AI (Instagram/@Willsmith)
Comments have since been turned off in posts, but many managed to get the words early on.
“Half of the footage is AI,” while another said the alleged use of AI is “terrifying.”
“The AI crowds featured on the official page are embarrassing,” another wrote.
Other fans pointed out that the tour was on track and made him question why his team seemed to feel the need to use AI to generate fake fans for parts of the video.
Ladbible contacted Will Smith's representative for comment.
