No, Will Smith isn’t actually working a fast-food job — yet.
But it’s easy to get confused, as a digital artist and filmmaker has whipped up a batch of lifelike photos of celebrities working normal jobs and living average lives through a high-powered artificial intelligence program.
The creator, Christian Smooth of Annapolis, Maryland, reimagined the lives of several A-listers, depicting Kim Kardashian as a nurse, Oprah as a shoe salesperson and billionaire Elon Musk living in a mobile home, in images of remarkable — and remarkably convincing — quality.
Smooth uses the program Midjourney — an AI tool that’s taking the art world by storm — to make his celeb shots look as realistic as they do, in a process taking under an hour, he told The Post.
“It takes about 30 minutes to get the prompt right, going over outfits and everything,” the 32-year-old said. “Actually producing the photos takes no time at all.”
An extremely realistic photo of Oprah working at a Foot Locker was made by a Maryland-based artist. Smoozus/Instagram
DJ Khaled was reimagined as an NYC taxi driver by AI. Smoozus/InstagramThe powerhouse interface was also used to create phony images of Donald Trump being arrested and Pope Francis sporting a Balenciaga coat — photos many members of the public assumed to be real.
In Smooth’s case, he decided to have fun and be creative with Midjourney’s latest version rather than spread fake news. He took to Instagram after seeing his celeb shots go viral on Facebook.
The results were, truly, hilarious.
AI imagined what Kim Kardashian would look like as a nurse. Smoozus/Instagram
Elon Musk was rendered as a humble man living inside a mobile home. Smoozus/Instagram
AI reimagined the former first lady Michelle Obama as a hot dog seller. Smoozus/Instagram
In another post, Smooth placed a few celebrities, including Tekashi 6ix9ine, Denzel Washington and Steve Carell, into a school setting.
First up was “Mr. Takashi the guidance counselor getting jumped by a gang of students after it was revealed he told the principal about their candy operation.”
That image was soon followed up with “Principal Washington addressing the student body about the Mr. Takeshi incident.”
Then, lastly, assistant principal Carell is shown being bombarded with water balloons.
Tekashi 69 was made out to be a fictional guidance counselor. Smoozus/Instagram
Denzel Washington was made to be a principal in school through AI. Smoozus/Instagram
An AI replica of Steve Carell fell victim to a water balloon attack. Smoozus/InstagramSmooth also jumped in the ring to depict boxers Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson in surreal states. The greatest was reimagined as a Brooklyn rapper while the new Tyson, erm, evokes the likeness of Winnie the Pooh.
Boxer Muhammad Ali is depicted as a rapper with the help of AI. Smoozus/Instagram
In an alternate AI reality, a Winnie the Pooh-loving Mike Tyson exists. Smoozus/InstagramAnd audiences can’t seem to get enough of it.
“I’ve been getting a bunch of attention, like [these pics] were my baby,” Smooth said. “It’s been crazy and really funny.”
