Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, Eminem, 2Pac, Biggie, Drake and Lil Wayne had been additionally hilariously reimagined as ladies in viral A.I. photos that had social media in an uproar.

50 Cent and Eminem turned the middle of on-line laughter after digitally altered photos reimagined them—and several other different rap icons—as ladies, sparking a wave of jokes and comparisons throughout social media.

A viral A.I.-generated photograph sequence reworked 50 Cent, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane, The Notorious B.I.G., Drake, 2Pac and Lil Wayne into feminine variations of themselves, and the web wasted no time roasting the outcomes.

One person wrote, “Eminem looks like she fresh out of an AA meeting,” whereas one other stated, “50 Cent looks like the comedian lady who was in Coming to America 2 and Ghostbusters.” That “comedian lady” is broadly believed to be Leslie Jones, and the resemblance had commenters in stitches.

Of Kendrick Lamar, somebody joked, “Kendrick looks like he about to ‘Set It Off’ with Queen Latifah and Jada.”

The photos, which seem to have been created utilizing a face-swapping or gender-swapping A.I. instrument, rapidly circulated on X and Instagram, with customers evaluating the altered rappers to all the pieces from sitcom characters to kin at a household reunion. The digital makeover of 2Pac drew fewer jokes however nonetheless obtained consideration for its uncanny realism, whereas Lil Wayne’s transformation had folks saying he appeared like somebody’s auntie who sells plates on Sundays.

This isn’t the primary time synthetic intelligence has been used to poke enjoyable at celebrities. Over the previous yr, A.I. instruments have been used to reimagine public figures in weird or humorous methods—from turning actors into Renaissance portraits to growing older pop stars 50 years into the long run. The development has turn into a type of digital parody, with creators utilizing A.I. to remix celeb photos for laughs, satire or simply plain curiosity.

While some view these creations as innocent enjoyable, others have raised issues in regards to the ethics of altering actual folks’s likenesses with out consent. Still, the web appears extra amused than outraged—not less than for now.

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