AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern

AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern

Crowd scenes have been challenging to create in a seamless fashion using AI, as the recent controversy over a Will Smith concert video shows. But the technology is improving fast, and there are serious implications for how these "fake" crowds might be coopted by entertainers, politicians and others at a time when success is often equated with popularity.