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Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?

NPR·Geoff Brumfiel·27 days ago
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A still from an FBI promotional video (left) bears a strong resemblance to the opening shot of the original 1994 music video for the Beastie Boy's "Sabotage" (right). NPR found at least six examples where shots in the FBI video matched those in music video. Experts say the most likely explanation is that AI-was used to re-create the shots. Screenshots by Emily Bogle for NPR/ X and YouTube hide caption toggle caption Screenshots by Emily Bogle for NPR/ X and YouTube A promotional video for the FBI posted by director Kash Patel appears to have used AI to generate short clips nearly identical to those in the Beastie Boys' iconic music video for their 1994 classic song "Sabotage." Patel released the video on Monday on X, in a post about the FBI's effort to combat "massive fraud." The roughly-two minute video used the instrumental version of the song "Sabotage," and footage nearly identical to the original music video, interspersed with what appeared to be authentic footage of FBI agents conducting their work.…

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