(Credit: Distant / Will Smith / Video Stills)
Now, this is the story of how Smith may have used AI without being embarrassed to simulate a crowd that responds well to his music.
You're probably reading this and wondering about the words and by-products of the machine. Don't worry, I don't attack you personally, but it's interesting that this idea didn't go beyond your mind a few years ago.
There has been no faster technological advances in human history than the rise of AI. Overnight, it went from being a science fiction legend to real life. Suddenly, the school had to adapt so that children would not cheate. Newspapers had to implement AI scanners to ensure that writers' efforts were legal. The world of art had to continue to exist while AI produced music, text and graphics completely free of charge.
The world is slightly adjusted, but it's not yet sufficient. The future of how to coexist alongside AI remains in competition. The conversation that perpetually plagues the contemporary art world appears to be how the implementation of artificial intelligence will affect advancement into the industry, and whether it can be used in a positive way.
Personally, I don't think this writer can do that (in the art world). There are a lot of tech heads and optimists who argue that AI only strengthens the world of art and that its use will be a good progress, but I can't see it as a fact. Yes, electric guitars, synthesizers and DJ turntables have all come across raised brows and tutues from artistic purists, so I've pushed back the use of technology in the art in the past, but I feel that different, as we know it is the first technological advance to eliminate human connections.
In order for me to make my own claim effectively, we must ask first, what is the point of art? This is not a new question. It's something that has been contemplated for generations now, and what I probably can't shine a light on it yet. A scholar with more intelligent know-how than previously unable to objectively utilize opinions, I still want to throw my hat into the ring. Art is important because it creates a fundamentally lonely world.
Even if you are surrounded by friends and family that you truly trust, the heart of the issue of spending most of your life in your own head remains. During the period when you are or feel like you are, the only thing you have is your own thoughts, and sometimes it can exacerbate isolation. Art comes and acknowledges those ideas for you in the way you want to be involved. This is not a therapy session, this is not a daunting thing, it's just a song, a painting, a film that you can understand and rely on whenever you need it.
In his book, What does love have to do with that? : The emotions and relationships of popular songssociologist Thomas J. Sheff explores the connections people make with artists through their work. “Popular love lyrics introduce pictures of the imagined world of social emotions, and modern society tends to ignore this world,” he explained.
While the chef speaks specifically about love, his discoveries apply to every emotion the human mind can have. Your feelings are dragged in from within your heart and lie in front of you. You feel recognized, and you have a company in a life that is suddenly isolated and often spent.
I argue that this connection can only be established between humans. The human mind must be behind the creation and consumption of such art in order to fulfill its purpose. I have always found comfort in the idea that artists are aware of this on a conscious or subconscious level. For this reason, it is very unfortunate that creatives are willing to use AI to develop their work. It seems to negate the whole point of the medium, taking away the connections I have cherished so much in my life.
There's one thing that artists use AI in creating art, but Will Smith seems to have taken this to another level. Like a video he recently posted on social media, he appears to be using it to simulate the consumption of art and the creation of it. He shared a video showing him playing at a recent concert. This shows the camera is reciprocating between him and the crowd. Smith's own shot looks justified enough, but the shots of the crowd look suspicious.
In the footage, the faces appear blurry, the crowd's movements look strange, and the entire video looks strange. far We sent the footage to Jesse Grass, the lead AI researcher at Desaid.
“It is possible to train an AI model to detect whether a video clip is the output of a model. However, it requires access to a model and ton of generated content, indicating some characteristics as an audience.
Speaking about the expansion of the sector, he said, “I outlined it in parallel with the growth I saw around LLM. [Large Language Models]we've seen users identify chatbots from real speeches. Despite LLMS (in this case, VLM [Video Language Models]) When it gets better, humans are better at detecting them. The authenticity of the age of AI-generated content is a troubling issue of meaningful impact that many have been bothering us for a while. ”
As Glass points out, we can't say for certain whether the clip is AI or not, but there are many factors that point to that case. This is in the way on an artistic level, but also given the fact that one of the signs that fans are supporting is being read, “'You can make it' helped me to withstand cancer. Who is it that Will Smith's music helped people through difficult times in life?
To re-emphasize, it's hard to say 100% certainty whether the clip is AI or not, but that's what it is. Even if not, the fact that we are discussing it shows just how likely such a move is. While there is no doubt that AI will do great things for us as a society, its great involvement in the production of art, and now clearly recognized consumption, is very troublesome.
Did Will Smith use AI to make his concerts look better than they actually are? It looks like it might be. And isn't it just a slap in the face?
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