• By Vikas Yadav
  • Sat, 01 Apr 2023 05:13 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

PHOTOS of Mark Zuckerberg donning a Louis Vuitton costume went viral on the internet recently. People on social media are speculating about his career transition after a turbulent phase of layoffs at Meta. But what if we tell you these are not real photographs? The images shared are a product of Midjourney's AI abilities.

Unlike the single-shade T-shirts he generally wears, Mark can be seen in vivid shades of yellow and pink in the AI-generated imagery. Linus (@LinusEkenstam), on Twitter, shared the photorealistic images of Mark in a yellow T-shirt and black lowers with glasses. The other photo is of a fashion show with AI-generated Mark walking on the ramp in a yellow outfit. However, we will have to laud AI for its detail in terms of reflections around the ear of the shoes. Plus, the face texture and the audience in the background have been forged with lavish details.

Another user, Andrew Kean Gao(itsandrewgao), shared an AI impersonation of the CEO in a shimmery pink and black Louis Vuitton costume wearing black glasses. The tweet has garnered 1 million views and over 35 hundred likes at the time of filing this article.

Mark has not been the first target of AI-based image generation tools. Public personalities have been subject to AI avatars in the past. These include a puffer jacket avatar of Pope Francis, an arrested image of Donald Trump, a casual outfit ramp walk of Elon Musk and more. Like Mark's output, AI avatars of these personalities stunned the internet for quite some time until it was revealed that they were not real.

Users have been adding their creations to add zest in the comment section. Czarek Michalski (@AppleReviewsPL) replied, "Turns out @elonmusk was seen there with him as well," along with Musk's AI-generated imagery in green and pink casual outfits. The user added that Midjourney version 5 was used to generate the output. For the unversed, the tool tasked to make the life-like images Midjourney V5 is available to paid subscribers only.