Deepfake Controversy Surrounds Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga-Met Gala 2024

The biggest red carpet Met Gala 2024 is in the news not only for the elegant and eye-catching looks of celebrities from all over the world but for the deepfake AI-generated looks of famous singers Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Katy Perry.

Recently after the grand red carpet event of Met Gala 2024, the internet is full of pictures related to the looks and costumes of almost every celebrity who attended the event. In between the images, many AI-generated images of famous personalities including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Rihanna circulated on social media.

Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga’s Deepfakes Gained Popularity on the Internet

Deepfake is a new kind of technology in which with the help of Artificial Intelligence videos and images of anyone can be created which looks very realistic. Deepfakes can pose a threat to an individual’s personal identity by manipulating original images and videos. Deepfakes can lead to scams and misinformation also. 

Controversy over deepfakes is not a new thing, recently the debate on it intensified when MetGala celebrities became the target of deepfakes.

See How Deepfakes Spread Misinformation About KatyPerry , LadyGaga , and Rihanna at the MetGala2024.

Deepfakes of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Rihanna caused so much misinformation which posed a threat to the personal identity of the above personalities.

Deepfake of Rihanna

Popular businesswoman and singer Rihanna was going to attend the Met Gala 2024 but she had to cancel her Met Gala appearance because she caught the flu. 

In the AI-generated picture of Rihanna, she was seen wearing a costume related to the theme of the ‘Garden of Time’. The image showed Rihanna in a beautiful gown of green and white color with elegant embroidery. 

This AI-generated picture gathered a lot of attention because distinguishing between the AI-generated picture and the real picture is very difficult.

Katy Perry Beware Her Mom For Her Deepfake Picture

Katy Perry’s deepfake also shook the internet. Katy Perry did not attend the Met Gala 2024 but her AI-generated pictures made her fans believe that she attended the event. In her deepfake image, Katy Perry is seen in a beautiful foliage detailing ball gown of green and white color. Surprisingly Katy Perry’s mother was not able to find out that this is not the real picture. Katy Perry shared the chat screenshot of her conversation with her mother in which Katy Perry wrote, “ Lol mom the AI got you, Beware”.

Lady Gaga Fell Prey of AI-Generated Picture

Popular Singer Lady Gaga has always rocked her Met Gala looks and has impressed everyone. This year she did not attend the Met Gala but her deepfake pictures looked so real that it was really difficult to find out that they were AI-generated. In her deepfake picture, Lady Gaga is wearing a very subtle gown embroidered with flowers.

The Met Gala 2024 Exhibition is called ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’. In this exhibition very rare articles will be displayed with the help of projections because articles are very delicate.