A Will Smith concert video tore through the internet recently — not for his performance, but for the crowd. Eagle-eyed viewers noticed odd fingers and faces, in the audience, among other visual glitches, and suspected AI manipulation.

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Crowd scenes present a particular technological challenge for AI image creation tools – especially video. (Smith's team hasn't publicly commented on – or responded to a request from NPR about – how the video was made.) "You're managing so many intricate details," said San Francisco-based visual artist and researcher kyt janae, an expert on AI image creation. "You have each individual human being in the crowd. They're all moving independently and have unique features – their hair, thei

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