ResearchBuzz: FirehoseAug 26, 2025

NME: Will Smith accused of creating AI fans in new tour video. “Some shots show audience members, many of whom are crying, with blurred or distorted faces, while others appear to have oddly shaped hands or excess fingers. Another shot shows a man gripping a sign that reads: ‘”You Can Make It” helped me survive cancer. THX Will,’ but his knuckles seem to be blurred into the sign.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/26/nme-will-smith-accused-of-creating-ai-fans-in-new-tour-video/

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