Sir Brian May gives Queen fans a fright with bizarre AI tribute band

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Fans of the rock group had a fright this week when guitarist Brian May posted an image of what appeared to be a tribute act from an alternative digital reality. The guitar legend said he had asked Meta AI to recreate the cover of Queen's 1980 album The Game. The image suggests that it does have some visual information on what Queen were, but not enough to get it right. Latest Videos From Creative Bloq Watch full video here:“Maybe this is the time to realize WE ACTUALLY DON’T NEED AI!!!” If it wasn't Brian May sharing the post, we wouldn't be talking about it.