{"id":112967,"date":"2026-03-06T10:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=112967"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:09:42","slug":"watch-seth-macfarlane-says-ai-was-used-to-make-him-look-like-bill-clinton-in-ted-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/watch-seth-macfarlane-says-ai-was-used-to-make-him-look-like-bill-clinton-in-ted-season-2\/112967\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Seth MacFarlane says AI was used to make him look like Bill Clinton in Ted Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69aac198-1824-8320-abb1-f5f044b3a222-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0bbd357e-b669-4062-a4f2-413ee09659a8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"274\">Seth MacFarlane has revealed that the team behind the comedy series <em data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"160\">Ted<\/em> used artificial intelligence to make him resemble former U.S. President Bill Clinton in the show\u2019s second season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"445\">MacFarlane clarified that the decision was made by the production team. They experimented with several different techniques before choosing AI to achieve the final look.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"541\">He explained that earlier attempts simply did not work on screen and ended up looking strange.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1ek9e0k\" data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"604\">AI used by Ted production team to create Bill Clinton look<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seth MacFarlane says they used AI to make him look like Bill Clinton in \u2018TED\u2019 Season 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's an interesting example of how AI can be used as a tool\u2026 We tried prosthetics, we tried traditional CGI, everything else just looked terrifying\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AP<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g4v2rZaFmd\">pic.twitter.com\/g4v2rZaFmd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/2029934616014946727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"750\">MacFarlane said the creators first tried traditional Hollywood methods. The team experimented with prosthetic makeup to recreate Clinton\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"863\">But the prosthetics did not look convincing on camera. The result felt unnatural and distracting during scenes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"989\">The production team also tested standard CGI techniques. However that option did not deliver the realism they needed either.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1104\">MacFarlane said every version they tried looked unsettling. In his words, the earlier attempts looked terrifying.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1212\">Because of this, the team eventually turned to artificial intelligence to adjust his appearance digitally.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"150m5wh\" data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1269\">Seth MacFarlane calls AI a useful tool in filmmaking<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1435\">MacFarlane described the experience as an example of how AI can help creative projects. He said the technology worked more like a tool rather than replacing actors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1554\">The AI system helped reshape certain facial features so that his appearance could resemble Bill Clinton more closely.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1648\">According to MacFarlane, the final result looked much more natural than the earlier methods.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1884\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The moment also highlights how film and television productions are starting to experiment with AI technology. Many creators now see it as a practical tool for solving visual challenges that traditional effects sometimes cannot handle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth MacFarlane has revealed that the team behind the comedy series Ted used artificial intelligence to make him resemble former\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":112968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[3425,21767,35662],"class_list":["post-112967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-bill-clinton","tag-seth-macfarlane","tag-ted-season-2"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112969,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112967\/revisions\/112969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}