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<\/p>\nIn 2023, Will Smith became a cult figure when he was the star of an early AI-generated video of him eating spaghetti.<\/p>\n
Now, Smith is at the centre of tech attention again after being accused of using AI to enhance a video of his current tour.<\/p>\n
The YouTube video is a collection of clips from the tour, which is currently on its UK leg, encompassing Scarborough, London and Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n
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Will Smith, performing at Scarborough, is currently on a tour of the UK<\/p>\n
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Comments under the video, titled \u201cMy favourite part of the tour is seeing you all up close\u201d, appear united in their condemnation of the use of AI<\/a>, which viewers believe they can identify through distorted faces, hands and changes to the original clips.<\/p>\n Fans and experts say some clips appear distorted, which can be a sign of AI<\/p>\n Experts agreed that there are telltale signs of AI. Emmanuelle Saliba, the chief investigative officer at GetReal Labs, a company that identifies deepfakes, said: \u201cWe were able to identify some of the scenes as real footage of his concerts. But it seems something has happened to the footage, and it appears distorted. The distortion \u2014 faces that look almost melted \u2014 is similar to distortion we see in generative AI videos.\u201d<\/p>\n Henry Ajder, an expert on deepfakes, said: \u201cIt bears a hell of a lot of the hallmarks of AI-generated content.\u201d<\/p>\n Ajder said it was surprising that Smith would have used AI in this way, given the spaghetti video, which has become a benchmark for AI progress. The clip, which went viral after being posted on Reddit in March 2023, was of poor quality and became an example of the limitations of AI. Only two and a half years later, tools such as Veo3 and Sora are able to create realistic video content.<\/p>\n Smith posted a parody spaghetti video last year with the caption: \u201cThis is getting out of hand\u201d.<\/p>\n Ajder said: \u201cIt\u2019s not like he has not got awareness of the proliferation of AI-generated content and the way that it\u2019s playing a role in the zeitgeist.<\/p>\n \u201cFor someone who\u2019s an established figure to use this with that perspective is baffling. Did you not think people were going to notice or suspect? It\u2019s a particularly sloppy example of using AI-generated content in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI think we will move towards the point where if content does not have a label to provide authenticity I think we\u2019re going to have people increasingly assuming that AI is being used in some form or another.\u201d<\/p>\n Saliba agrees: \u201cWe are entering an era now where everything is being questioned. Anything that looks a little off is up for debate. It\u2019s hugely problematic for our overall trust in visual content.\u201d<\/p>\n Smith, who is best known for his role in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and films including Men in Black, has been attempting to rebuild his career after he infamously slapped the comedian Chris Rock<\/a> at the 2022 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n Odd-looking hands and fingers were cited as reasons people believed the footage might involve AI<\/p>\n Rock had made a joke at the expense of Smith\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n Smith released his first album in two decades, Based on a True Story, in March to mixed reviews.<\/p>\n Other musicians have been criticised for the use of AI. During his tour of the United States, Rod Stewart featured AI-generated videos of dead celebrities as part of a tribute to the recently deceased Black Sabbath frontman<\/a>, Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n Content creators have claimed YouTube is using AI to \u201cupscale\u201d uploaded videos by enhancing image resolution and details.<\/p>\n![\"Crowd](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\/876136a9-340e-47c2-8eee-429c5f6e6f2a.jpg\")
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