After his recent triumphs with the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi has further increased his connection with the public, constantly receiving displays of affection, messages of support and going viral for every aspect of his life that comes to light. This time, social media users went crazy with a video generated by artificial intelligence, in which the national captain appears dancing in an eighties style. The viralization of the video clip It caught the attention of his followers, who expressed their amusement at seeing Messi in “this new facet.”
The video, which lasts less than a minute, shows the captain of the South American team moving to the rhythm of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper. In that sense, what caught everyone’s attention is that Not only does Messi appear dancing, but everyone at the party, around him, has his face. Every person, regardless of age or gender, was replaced by Lionel’s image, creating a fun and surreal scene.
These images were not only funny and nostalgic, but also an impressive proof of what artificial intelligence can do. In this case, It is a deepfakea technique that uses neural networks to change faces in videos very accurately. The creator of the video used a software to put Messi’s face on each person at the party, while preserving the original movements of the bodies.
“I could watch this over and over again”; “Too good, it’s amazing how well done it is”; “That’s crazy, hahaha! I can’t imagine our Messi like that”; “Things like this make my life better” and “Hahaha, he’s great” were some of the most notable reactions that appeared on social media.