Posted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownWill Smith Had A Hilarious Response To Those Rumors That He Used AI To Generate Fake Crowds At His ConcertThe cat's out of the bag.by Mychal ThompsonBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink There are rumors that Will Smith used AI to fake his concert attendance. Maxine Howells / Getty Images Earlier this month, Will posted an Instagram video from his Based on a True Story tour, performing the song "You Can Make It." @willsmith / instagram.com After watching the video, people accused the footage of being AI-generated. @willsmith / instagram.com Even Green Day joined in, shading Will by sharing a concert video on their Instagram with the caption, "Don't need A.I. for our crowds." Frazer Harrison / Getty Images On Aug. 30, Will seemingly responded to all the backlash in the wildest way. In a new Instagram video, he shouts to the crowd, "We about to turn this thing up," before asking if everybody's ready. Maxine Howells / Getty Images The Men in Black actor counts down, and when the camera pans to the audience, it'll make you do a double-take. @willsmith / instagram.com Look closely: @willsmith / instagram.com The video was created by Tyler Bernabe, known as jboogxcreative, a digital creator who utilizes mixed media, AI, and VFX. @willsmith / instagram.com Will captioned the video, "Crowd was poppin' tonite!!" but to me, it looks like they were skippity pappin' tonite. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF i.imgur.com And if you think my joke was silly, you should see how people are reacting to Will's latest video. jboogxcreative said, "That crowd was not catting around." @willsmith / instagram.com Another person said, "Ya gotta be kitten me." @willsmith / instagram.com Some of his celebrity friends chimed in, like Questlove, who said, "That scared me," and his Fresh Prince costar Tatyana Ali, who showed some love. @willsmith / instagram.com Other people said they like how Will dealt with the "haters." @willsmith / instagram.com What are your thoughts about the videos? Let's talk about it in the comments.
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Will Smith Had A Hilarious Response To Those Rumors That He Used AI To Generate Fake Crowds At His Concert
August 31, 2025
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