22-year-old TikToker fooled millions by pretending to be AI-generated. Curt Skelton "went mega-viral for an August 25 video in which he claimed to be a sophisticated artificial intelligence deepfake -- orchestrated by fellow visual effects creator Zahra Hussain."
"The Tiktok, which has since been viewed 17.7 million times, features Hussain telling viewers that she used AI programs (some that exist, some that don't) to create the 'fake character' -- ending the video with an open-ended question for viewers: should she continue to post to the @curt.skelton account, or end the 'experiment'?"
"I honestly was expecting maybe 20,000 views at most. So 50% of 20,000 not getting a joke isn't that bad or impactful. But 50% of 16 million on TikTok alone..."
