Billie Eilish posts AI images of herself as a man and fans have extreme reaction

"@pinknews Billie Eilish is facing backlash for a series of AI images. The singer took to her socials to repost an array of AI generated pictures that depicted her as a man. The images showed Billie in an array of different outfits and settings. While some users loved the pictures, saying they thought this male version of Billie was good looking, others weren't so impressed, calling the singer out promoting AI generated images."

"In 2024, Billie and 200 other music industry giants signed an open letter calling for the use of artificial intelligence in the music industry to be stopped. The letter read; 'when used irresponsibly, AI poses enormous threats to our ability to protect our privacy, our identities, our music and our livelihoods.' Going on to say; 'For many working musicians, artists and songwriters who are just trying to make ends meet, this would be catastrophic.'"

"Billie has even called out AI generated images of herself before. At the 2025 Met Gala, a series of images began circulating of Billie attending the event, and users began criticizing her outfit. But the pictures weren't actually real. "Seeing people talk about what I wore to this year's Met Gala, being trash. I wasn't there. That's AI. I had a show in Europe, that night. Let me be, I wasn't even there.""

Billie Eilish reposted AI-generated images on her Instagram Stories that depicted her as a man. The images showed the singer in a variety of outfits and settings. Some fans praised the male-version images as attractive, while other fans criticized her for sharing AI content. The criticism referenced Billie's prior opposition to irresponsible AI use, including signing a 2024 open letter warning that AI can threaten privacy, identity, music and livelihoods and that widespread misuse would be catastrophic for working musicians. Fans also referenced a 2025 incident when AI-created Met Gala images falsely showed Billie attending an event she did not attend.

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