Posted 2/14/2024, 8:37:35 PM
Idles Use Deepfake of Coldplay's Chris Martin Singing Grace with His Blessing
- Idles released a video for "Grace" using deepfake technology to make it look like Coldplay's Chris Martin is singing
- The idea came to Idles singer Joe Talbot in a dream to recreate Coldplay's "Yellow" video with Martin singing their song
- Martin gave permission for the video and later helped train the AI to make his vocal performance look more realistic
- The deepfake effect aims to convincingly show Martin delivering the "soft, silky vocals" from "Grace"
- The video recreatively uses AI and deepfake technology with a musician's blessing for an innovative, authorized artistic purpose