by EILEEN NG
A digital artist has created waves on social media by using an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to portray how the world’s wealthiest people would look like if they were poor.
Using an AI programme called Midjourney, India-based Gokul Pillai created a series of portraits of these billionaires, transforming their privileged lives into slum dwellers.
These business magnates are former US president Donald Trump, Microsoft boss Bill Gates, Indian business magnate Mukesh Ambani, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, American investor Warren Buffett, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and South African-born American entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Pillai posted the images on his Instagram account, with the caption: “Slumdog Millionaires. (Did I miss to include anyone in the list?)‘‘.
His post went viral, chalking up nearly 10,000 likes and hundreds of responses from people.
“Just amazing they look real… more like slumdog billionaire,” commented user abhishekdhyani.
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