--- title: "Horrific AI-Generated Video Shows Will Smith Eating Spaghetti" description: "An absolutely deranged new video shows an artificial intelligence interpreting famed actor Will Smith indulging in a bowl of spaghetti — well, that was the intent at least." date: "2023-04-01" modified: "2023-04-01" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/horrific-ai-generated-video-shows-will-smith-eating-spaghetti" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "artificial intelligence" - "image generator" - "stable diffusion" - "the digest" --- # Horrific AI-Generated Video Shows Will Smith Eating Spaghetti ![An absolutely deranged new video shows an artificial intelligence interpreting famed actor Will Smith indulging in a bowl of spaghetti — well, that was the intent at least.]() *\Image: chaindrop via Reddit\* ## Smithghetti An absolutely deranged new video shows an AI's interpretation of famed actor — and [noted slapper]() — Will Smith indulging in a bowl of spaghetti. The [clip](), which went viral on the unofficial subreddit for AI image generator Stable Diffusion, shows a quickly morphing Smith struggling to keep his physical body contained as he tries to simulate the act of a human being eating a bowl of spaghetti. In other words, it's truly the stuff of nightmares — which perfectly demonstrates the current, struggling reality of AI video generators. https://twitter.com/MagusWazir/status/1640555696750993415 ## Will Dente The clip, shared by Reddit user chaindrop, makes use of a new AI model called Modelscape Text2video, which can generate entire video clips from simple text inputs. AI community website Hugging Face [has a simple demo]() for the new tool if you want to give it a whirl. For better results, however, users can download an early version of the tool, which was released just last week, to run it on their own machines. Apart from Will Smith's ersatz body trying to engulf a forkful of spaghetti — not to mention the many watermarks popping in from stock photography websites — we've some plenty of other examples of users having fun with the new tool already, from an [astronaut riding a horse]() and [believable-looking animations](), to a terrifying cowboy zombie [eating body parts](). While it's an impressive new inflection point on the horizon for AI image generators, the results clearly still leave plenty to be desired. Even adjusting the original prompt to get a less nightmare-inducing clip of Smith eating spaghetti only ended up backfiring. "Adding 'and meatballs' to the prompt did not help matters," one Reddit user replied, showing off a clip of an [even more horrific Smith head]() emerging from a wriggling pile of meatballs. **More on AI:** *[That Viral Image of the Swagged Out Pope Is an AI Fake]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()