A.I Michael - opinions

[Karter]

I really hate ai mj cause hater can make fake videos of mj saying bad stuff. Mj said one of his biggest fears was getting misquoted. What if that really happens and it ends badly. The estate is already using bad ai to upscale his videos . And its really bad and crappy ( the result of the ai) im scared for what next

To be fair, if someone were to create these sorts of videos, there'll (hopefully) always be questions about where they're derived from, how they were obtained etc., especially with it being 16 years since Michael passed away; there's a historical timeline to keep to.

 

[Hot_Street]

Hennigan, Kerry. “MJ Studies Today CXX: ‘Study the greats and become greater’…Michael Jackson’s methodology for creating art versus “creation” by artificial intelligence. Continuing the AI conversation.” (14-12-2025). The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies Vol 12, No. 2 (2025).

Now, with the increasing unsanctioned use of artificial intelligence (AI) to “create” video footage and vocals that are simulations of Michael Jackson, we have technology doing what Michael did – learning from the greats. But is it really?

The data of past masters can be absorbed by AI and, depending on what it is asked to do, it can be programmed to produce a simulacrum of something that might look and sound like Michael Jackson, but it isn’t him. It lacks the human element, it lacks the emotion, the motivation, the blood, sweat and tears shed worrying over the slightest imperfection in the outcome. What it lacks is Michael Jackson himself. It lacks his vision and it certainly lacks his permission.

When it comes to art, there is also an opportunity to use technical innovation to enhance a new work in the making, whether in providing new sounds or filmic effects or something entirely different. Michael Jackson loved technology and always liked to be ahead of the game in its use. His This Is it concerts were pushing the technological envelope for live performances with the use of newly shot 3D films combined with his live performance. We can only imagine to what use he might have put AI if he were with us today, still creating innovative art of one form or another.

MJ Studies Today CXX

The art of Michael Jackson and the unauthorised use of A.I. The impact on his legacy.

michaeljacksonstudies.org