1 Billion Views AI Video Posted by Musk
Pope Francis was shown wearing a white long padding jacket alongside North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a fashion show video. It was not an actual fashion show, but a virtual video posted on social media (SNS) by Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX.
On the 22nd (local time), Musk uploaded a video about 1 minute and 20 seconds long on X (formerly Twitter), writing, "The perfect time to showcase an AI fashion show." The video features famous figures including world leaders dressed in outfits reflecting their characteristics, appearing on a fashion show runway, and is known to be AI-generated. So far, the video has recorded over 120 million views and more than 1.03 million likes.
North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un at a virtual fashion show. [Photo by Elon Musk X]
The video begins with Pope Francis wearing a white long padding jacket. The AI image of the Pope in a white long padding jacket is already a globally famous photo.
Next, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears wrapped in a rainbow-colored Louis Vuitton dress, followed by U.S. President Joe Biden sitting in a wheelchair wearing sunglasses and a camouflage-patterned suit. Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in an orange prison jumpsuit, and the "hip-hop warrior" Kim Jong-un is shown wearing a hoodie with the large word "KIM" printed on it and a gold chain necklace.
Former President Barack Obama walks the runway wearing more than ten different outfits, including a Japanese samurai, a Roman warrior, and a Chicago Bulls NBA player. Chinese President Xi Jinping wears clothes featuring red and yellow bears and carries a teddy bear bag, reminiscent of Winnie the Pooh, which Xi is known to dislike. The final model is Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, holding a monitor with the message "PC has a problem and needs to restart."
This clearly fake video has recorded over 120 million views. The number of likes also exceeds one million.
Karl Axel Valstrøm, Creative Director of Copy Lab, a studio using artificial intelligence (AI) images, described the video as "a beautiful example of how generative AI can be used in fun and creative ways." Andrew Bernstein, Associate Professor of Marketing at Lynn University in the U.S., explained that it "highlights the surreal intersection of politics, technology, and celebrity culture."
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