"I've been doing my Bill Clinton impression since the early days of Family Guy. It's an interesting example of how AI can be used as a tool and not necessarily trample on the art that the rest of the industry is doing. We tried prosthetics, we tried traditional CGI, and everything just looked terrifying. So we just said, 'To hell with it, let's try AI.' It worked. It was the only way to look like Bill Clinton."
Ted season two includes a cameo featuring an AI-generated Bill Clinton deepfake, with Seth MacFarlane providing the voice. MacFarlane explained that traditional methods including prosthetics and CGI looked inadequate, making AI the only viable option to achieve a realistic Clinton appearance. The deepfake appears in a scene where the character confronts Matty Bennett. MacFarlane framed the use of AI as a legitimate creative tool rather than industry-damaging technology. However, questions arise about whether the deepfake's realism actually serves the show's carefully crafted grounded aesthetic from the early 1990s, or whether it disrupts the established visual tone.
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