Elon Musk shares video of AI-generated fashion show featuring global figures

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, showcasing and calling for an AI-generated fashion show. The video by the YouTube channel ‘Interdimensional TV’ shows Musk, Obama, Pope Francis, Kim Jong Un, Biden, and Zuckerberg wearing AI-designed attires that parody their public image.

The video was produced with the help of the Midjourney and Luma Labs platforms, as set out in the YouTube video description . Musk, in his post, said it is “High time for an AI fashion show,” which suggests that he appreciates the use of AI in this manner. 

AI platforms create different outfits for public figures

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, was depicted in a reptilian skin suit, a reference to a conspiracy theory that Zuckerberg is a lizard in human form, a notion he has dismissed. In 2016, Zuckerberg replied to this theory, stating, “I’m gonna have to go with ‘no’ on that. I am not a lizard.”

U.S. President Joe Biden was depicted as using a wheelchair, which may have been a commentary on the President’s age and health. Elon Musk wore a space suit that had a futuristic look, which is consistent with his image as an innovative technologist and pro-space explorer. 

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Others were Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in bright attire, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in Louis Vuitton. Apple CEO Tim Cook was portrayed with an iPad hanging around his neck and Chinese President Xi Jinping wearing a red shirt with teddy bears on it.

AI-generated content raises concerns about reality perception

The public has had a mixed reaction to the video. Nikola was one of the users who noted that the content created by the AI was quite believable, saying, “At first, I thought it was real with actors; how much AI has progressed, you don’t know what is reality and what is not reality anymore.”

Most of the users commented that the video was quite compelling and creepy at the same time. A user commented, “That is great and pretty creepy at the same time,” which is a feeling many people have about the advancement of AI.

The development is coming at a time when there are increasing fears over the possible abuse of AI technology. This year alone, an AI-based robocall impersonating Biden’s voice asked the voters of New Hampshire to skip the primary elections. Also, fake explicit pictures of singer Taylor Swift appeared on social media, creating a concern about the danger of AI. 

According to a recent announcement, OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, is developing new methods to detect AI-created content. These are an image detection classifier for photos and a watermarking system for embedding information into audio content.