Michael Jackson: The Unintentional Pioneer of AI-Generated Visuals

Michael Jackson revolutionized music and video, but his influence extends beyond entertainment into the realm of artificial intelligence. In the 1990s, his music videos for "Black or White" and "Scream" were groundbreaking, featuring morphing effects and advanced visual techniques that predated today's generative AI tools. These videos, created by teams at Industrial Light & Magic at a cost of millions, would now be achievable with accessible AI platforms like Sora, Runway, and Veo. This raises a paradoxical question: when everyone can create the impossible, does it remain special?