Spanish beer brand launches ad with deepfake of dead flamenco singer (youtube.com)

10 points by fgblanch 5y ago ↗ HN

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An original footage interview here:https://youtu.be/FOn6EegH1-8

Try turning off the sound and observe how she communicates through facial expressions. The actress veiled by the model speaks a different language.

How is it, a famous face for free?

The singer's family collaborated in the production. There is no info if they got any rights or payment

I like the way with all our academia it's down to a beer company exploring how we will deal with death in the future.

Or a messy divorce I guess.

[edit] This seems a little ontopic, even if Reddit style fiction - https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/l1z248/what_happe...