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Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?

politicsMay 5, 2026
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Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?
An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.
A still from an FBI promotional video (left) bears a strong resemblance to the opening shot of the original 1994 music video for the Beastie Boy

An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.

(Image credit: Screenshots by Emily Bogle for NPR)

Source: NPR - Politics

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