This deepfake of Mike Patton and Britney Speers is very special

February 28, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Artificial intelligence is being use for both good and evil. This falls somewhere in between. I think.

A YouTube channel called Kollias Music Inventions has taken Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) and forced his face into the video Britney Spears’ “Toxic” video. Not only that, but AI voice cloning was used to substitute his voice for hers.

Send in the asteroid. We’re done down here.

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