[The Epoch Times, May 11, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Xu Jian comprehensive report) “Hi, Everyone, I am Elon Musk… I will say a few words for you.” If it wasn’t for the last two sentences of this Chinese Internet celebrity With northern Chinese, many viewers really thought he was the richest man in the world, Tesla founder Musk himself (video here）。
Not long ago, the Chinese internet celebrity who resembled Musk opened a Weibo account with the name “Ma Yilong”, whose address was displayed in Hebei Province. He posted a video on social media with Tesla cars and the Twitter logo, which became popular at home and abroad, and recently attracted the attention of Musk himself.
On May 9, US time, a netizen posted a comparison of photos of Musk himself and “Ma Yilong”, and asked Musk: “Are we going to deploy a Chinese version of Musk as bait?”
Musk replied in person: “I want to meet this person (if he is real). Considering the current deep face replacement technology, it is difficult to tell (whether this is a real person).”
Then (May 10) “Ma Yilong” responded on his Weibo in the air: “I am here, I want to see you too, I like you. You are my hero.”
According to Chinese media reports, at the end of last year, the “Ma Yilong” became popular because of his resemblance to Musk in the video he released, and has more than 500,000 followers on a certain social media.
Because of the resemblance, some netizens questioned that “Ma Yilong” used deepfake technology to change his face. Deepfake is an advanced technology that allows anyone to modify the video and put one person’s face on another person’s face. . Some countries are stepping up their efforts to crack down on deepfakes because the technology could be misused to spread fake news or cause nuisance.
However, “Ma Yilong” is willing to do live broadcasts to prove that he is “replaceable”. Musk himself joked on Twitter, “Maybe I am paltry Chinese.”
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#