Generative AI got pretty nutty back in 2023 when a Spanish modeling agency created AI models, one of which even went on to be one of two AI-generated models to be judges of an AI beauty pageant. With current AI generation tech though, it’s possible to even generate Twitch streamers.
Jamian Gerard has shared on X one such example, which he claims was made using Google Veo 2, with some added sharpness using CapCut. It’s a short clip of five seconds, and at a glance you probably wouldn’t have thought anything was wrong with it, let alone think it was AI-generated. But if you’re eagle-eyed enough, or even just spend some time watching it on loop, some issues start to appear.
The most obvious one is the the two screens showing gameplay footage of some kind, possibly two different replays. On one hand, it’s not generally something that people do, as the second screen is usually reserved for monitoring recording software or even your stream chat. But to be fair, most streamers don’t point their camera in a way that shows all of the screens they use anyway.
This Twitch streamer isn't real.
Shes 100% AI-generated.
Welcome to the uncanny valley. pic.twitter.com/P27RJl4zZR
— Jamian Gerard (@JamianGerard) February 24, 2025
Those with sharper eyes though may be able to see warping on both hands. It’s more noticeable on the right hand when the AI-generated person waves, but you may also be able to see bits of the keyboard disappearing when the left hand is moved.
For now, it doesn’t look like anyone is going all the way and generating a whole person for streams the way it has happened for models. Not yet, anyway. But when generative AI has fully understood the way hands work in a couple of years, this may well change.
(Source: Jamian Gerard / X)
