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AI-generated Greta Garbo resurrected for ball-bearing advert
Original: Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert
A digital recreation of Hollywood legend Greta Garbo, who died in 1990 and famously shunned publicity, has been brought back to life using artificial intelligence to front an advert for ball bearings. The unusual pairing of an iconic, publicity-shy star with an industrial product has drawn attention as an example of how AI is now used to resurrect deceased celebrities for commercial purposes.
Why now: It highlights growing unease and fascination over AI recreations of dead celebrities being used in advertising without obvious consent.
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