Real TikTokers are pretending to be Veo 3 AI creations for fun, attention

a year ago

Google's Veo 3 AI model can generate highly realistic eight-second clips with sound and lip-synced dialogue.
TikTok users are creating videos where real people pretend to be AI-generated avatars, reversing the trend of AI pretending to be real.
A video of the band Kongos was falsely labeled as AI-generated to attract attention, demonstrating how the novelty of AI can draw viewers.
The strategy worked, as the AI angle made viewers stop and engage with content they might otherwise have scrolled past.

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