Crowded Home have taken the bizarre step of denying that band frontman and Fleetwood Mac guitarist Neil Finn has points with erectile dysfunction.
The band made the announcement after a faux, AI-generated information broadcast fronted by TVNZ journalist Simon Dallow circulated on social media. The report claimed that Finn had fathered a toddler on the age of 67, earlier than detailing his situation and the steps taken to resolve the problem.
“I by no means thought I would be capable to change into a father once more,” says faux Neil Finn. “Actually, I consider that chapter of my life was closed, not as a result of I did not need it, however as a result of I merely could not.
“For years, I lived with an issue. Most males are too ashamed to speak about. My erections turned weaker and weaker till they stopped altogether. No want, no confidence, no management. I used to be too embarrassed to even speak to my spouse about it.”
Pretend Neil Finn goes on to element the steps taken to deal with the issue, introducing additional faux footage, this time of an AI-generated speech by famend Māori physician and former New Zealander of the 12 months Lance O’Sullivan.
“We’re undecided the place this got here from, however please do not be fooled,” say Crowded Home. “Neil’s by no means had bother with erections.”
The advert is the most recent instance of AI-generated fakery involving music and musicians, from the well-publicised “success” of AI-generated band Velvet Sunset, to the growing variety of social media posts purporting to indicate well-known musicians in unlikely situations, which embody AI-generated pictures of Tom Jones, Adele, Celine Dion, Ed Sheeran and Adam Lambert “singing” at Ozzy Osbourne‘s funeral.