00:00Will Smith is once again under scrutiny, this time not for the Oscar slap, but for a concert
00:05video that fans claim used artificial intelligence to fake an audience. The clip posted on Smith's
00:11official channels show a roaring crowd waving signs, but viewers quickly began pointing out
00:16oddities. One commenter wrote, This is AI, my face and body was used in this, and I was definitely
00:21not there in real life. It just straight up copy and pasted me. Another blasted the appearance of
00:27an AI-generated cancer sign in the audience, calling it, quote, absolute clown behavior.
00:32Others went further questioning Smith's judgment and even keeping the video up.
00:36The controversy arrives as Smith continues trying to rebuild his public image after the infamous
00:402022 Oscar slap. At the 94th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022, Smith, that night's
00:50Best Actor winner for King Richard, shocked viewers when he walked on stage and struck comedian Chris
00:55Rock after Rock joked about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Will Smith just smacked the
01:00out of me. Will has since spoken at length about that moment, reportedly calling it the results of,
01:06quote, bottled up rage, and has issued multiple apologies to Chris Rock and the public. In interviews
01:11and even on his 2025 comeback album, Based on a True Story, Smith has revisited the slap, framing it as a
01:17lesson in humility and personal growth. But the rapper's latest incident suggests that the road back
01:22isn't smooth. For critics, the alleged AI stunt feels like another misstep in an already rocky
01:27redemption arc. And for fans, the bigger question remains, at a time when Smith says he wants to be
01:32more authentic, why lean in on technology to fake a crowd? But what's your take? Share your thoughts
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