Overview
- MacFarlane told the Associated Press the team tried prosthetics and traditional CGI first but found the results "terrifying."
- The production then used AI to transform his live-action performance into a 1990s-era Clinton for a Peacock episode of Ted.
- A widely shared clip led some viewers to think the footage was real, a lookalike, conventional CGI, or an AI deepfake.
- Reaction online spans praise for using AI as a practical tool to criticism over consent, legality, and potential effects on performers.
- The portrayal aligns with the show’s 1990s setting and builds on MacFarlane’s long-running Clinton impression from Family Guy.