Will Smith spaghetti 2.0: Astra video model gets rickrolled in new AI demo
pranavmarla · x · 2026-09-08
A new AI video generation demo is being shared as "Will Smith eating spaghetti part 2" — referencing the infamous 2023 clip that became shorthand for uncanny AI video. This time the model Astra was prompted to perform a rickroll, and the result is convincing enough that the old meme now doubles as a yardstick for how far video models have come.
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