De Staat's "FREEDOM" music video draws discussion over its AI-generated visuals
What happened
On October 23, 2026, Simon Willison reported that the official music video for "FREEDOM" by Dutch alternative rock band De Staat includes AI-generated visuals. The report says the visual effect at 00:44 was made by Matties Grooten of Fake it or Leave it. Hacker News user flir posted the clip for discussion, under tags including music, ai, generative-ai and pelican-riding-a-bicycle. The report covers only the community attention the clip received and gives no production details or further comment from the band.
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- Simon WillisonDE STAAT - FREEDOM (Official Music Video)
荷兰另类摇滚乐队 De Staat 的新歌《FREEDOM》官方 MV 在 00:44 处出现由 Fake it or Leave it 的 Matties Grooten 负责的视觉特效，相关片段被 Hacker News 用户 flir 发帖讨论。该帖标签包含 music、ai、generative-ai 以及 pelican-riding-a-bicycle。
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