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- 1AI-generated Greta Garbo resurrected for ball-bearing advert●Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert https://www. theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/ 30/ai-greta
A reanimated, AI-generated version of screen legend Greta Garbo, the Swedish star of the silent era who famously withdrew from public life, has been brought back to appear in a commercial for ball bearings. The Guardian reports on the unusual use of her likeness decades after her death, prompting debate over digital resurrections of classic film stars and the ethics of using dead celebrities' images in advertising.
- 2AI recreation of Greta Garbo stars in ball-bearing advert▼Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert
A digitally reanimated Greta Garbo, the legendary Swedish film star who died in 1990, has been brought back to life using artificial intelligence to front an advertisement for ball bearings. The use of a deceased Hollywood icon to sell industrial components has raised eyebrows, adding to the ongoing debate about the ethics of AI resurrecting performers without their consent for commercial purposes.