Homer Simpson Recites Tragedy Of Darth Plagueis The Wise in Bizarre Video
A shockingly convincing Homer Simpson deepfake recites the classic Star Wars prequel meme, the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. In Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Emperor Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker the tale in order to convince the young Jedi to join the dark side and start on his path to becoming Darth Vader. The legend of a Sith Lord who had such a command of the dark side of the Force that he was able to prevent those he loved from dying captivated Anakin, who wanted to save the love of his life. It's also the perfect length for a copypasta and leads in with an inviting question that has been used to derail many Internet conversations.
Lengthy and wordy memes such as the tragedy have frequently been recited using deep fake technology mimicking the voices of famous characters and individuals. Artificial intelligence and machine learning have caused deep fakes to progress to the point that they're often so near-flawless as to be uncanny. While the unsettling potential of such technology is not lost on governments and industries that seek to regulate its use, sometimes you just want to see Ron Swanson as Wednesday Addams.
YouTube channel Speaking of AI shared a video of their deepfake Homer Simpson voice reciting the tragedy with stunning accuracy. Speaking of AI uses a custom artificial intelligence model to create humorous videos usually misappropriating the voices of famous actors such as Adam Driver and politicians such as Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The channel's "The Stable Genius" videos featuring Trump poorly explaining political terms and universal concepts went viral across the web.
The Homer deepfake is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. The tragedy of Darth Plagueis is a tried and true meme, but the unique spin of Homer's voice being nailed to a T is worth the rehash. There's something undoubtedly funny about Homer reciting the lines of one of the most deplorable villains in pop culture history. It's unsettling that the vocal quality is as authentic as if Dan Castellaneta came in to record the lines himself, though it lacks the emotion of a human actor. How long will it be before AI learns to mimic that as well?
The Star Wars prequels are famously reviled by fans of the series and good films alike. Their most enduring legacy is the wealth of memes drawn from their horrendous scripts. Over a decade after Revenge of the Sith came out, Internet jokesters are still referencing the film. Disney+ has begun a crusade to restore honor to the prequels in the form of an Obi-Wan Kenobi series set 10 years after Episode III. Barely off the ground, the series already has detractors in a small English village disrupted by filming as the curse of the prequels reaches to the future. It's almost comically ill-fated, and brings to mind an old story – did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
Source: Speaking of AI via YouTube
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