The rock world lost one of his father figures when Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of the legendary British metal band Black Sabbath, sadly passed away this week at the age of 76.
Ozzy completed his farewell “back” concert just three weeks ago, as he was known to his fans.
As you can imagine, my social feed was filled with genuine respect for the “dark price” of my heartfelt self-style. My Facebook feed (I'm Gen X so yes, I'm still using Facebook, sorry) was full of tributes, but especially I found a bit of anxiety and off-colour…
It was an AI-generated video retrospective through key moments in Osborne's life, like his marriage to Sharon Osborne, the release of his comeback album. There are no more tearsand has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Each moment was shown in photographs, but the AI was producing videos where Osborne moved between the photos and each made her younger. The overall effect was a bit uncertain. Especially his transition from wheelchair to throne. Look at yourself:
Please take a look
The overall effect is the strangely skinny, creepy valley version of Ozzy smiling at the camera as he grows younger and travels over time.
What's worse, the background music in the video is forever young By Alphaville in 1992, and I have nothing to do with Alphaville, but I can't remotely explain that music is either rock or metal.
That's not what I would expect to hear in the Ozzy Osbourne video. Mom I'm back home His back catalogue is more suitable for tribute videos.
It gets worse – if you look closely at the text on the screen, you start to notice the mistakes. For example, at the end of the video, it says, “We will co-found the legendary band Black Sabbat” instead of “Black Sabbat.”
Delusion?
Then I found out that there is a collection of these kinds of videos, created for almost every famous person who has died relatively recently or simply old and still alive! All videos use the same music. The list of celebrities it covers continues.
The whole thing feels very inappropriate and sloppy, representing the worst AI slop. That is, it is a video that is cheaply generated using AI to gain views on social platforms.
When Openai CEO Sam Altman talks about a future in which AI will inspire creativity and lower barriers to entry to help people get creative, he says, “Waterways are incredible for society.”
I really hope that this kind of video isn't the future he imagines.
