Dave Jorgensen

Anyway, people were understandably, you know, pretty upset about this.

And they were really upset, not just that it was AI generated, but that, you know, it appeared that Will Smith tried to generate people holding signs like this, which is obviously pretty upsetting.

Will Smith is someone who is perhaps a little polarizing after his Oscar performance at the award show.

And for some people who feel a certain way about him, it was very easy to get very angry about this video.

But it turns out the truth is much more complicated.

This is an AI-generated crowd, but it comes from real photos of the real crowds at Will Smith's concerts.

So here's a more in-depth look.

You may have seen the videos posted on Will Smith's Instagram and YouTube account that are almost definitely AI generated.

A lot of the hands have like a bajillion fingers.

One sign says for a six instead of fresh.

And generally speaking, people just look off.

This AI is so obvious.

I can't believe they thought we would fall for them.

Well, these may actually be real Will Smith fans.

What?

No, they aren't.

The video is very likely AI-generated, but the photos themselves seem to actually come from people at the concert.

The photo matches the video, but instead, everyone looks real.

So the video is fake, but the people are real.

Exactly.