AI Reimagines Marvel Superheroes In Delhi Rains: Is This Going Too Far?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) versions of Hollywood, Bollywood actors, favourite sitcoms, and web series have been reigning the internet. People are fascinated with the results of AI-reimagined pictures, however, how far an individual should go to woo netizens. Recently, Al images of actors posing as superheroes during the 2018 Kerala floods surfaced online. So far, Al reimagined FRIENDS in traditional Indian looks, Bollywood actors as Vikings characters, and more. Now it has gone far by making frivolity out of someone's misery. 

Two AI artists created AI images of actors as superheroes on the backdrop of rain and floods in India.  One of the artist rendered images of Indian actors from the Malayalam film 2018: Everyone Is A Hero, based on the 2018 Kerala floods, as superheroes. Another inspired by him shared Al images of Marvel and DC superheroes in Delhi rains. He captioned it- Even heavy rains can't stop our superheroes from saving the day! Isn't it a little insensitive? They do no harm, but makers could have been a little considerate. Could have asked themselves- Is it necessary to trivialise the pain of others, who witnessed it, suffered the losses, and grieved for the people they lost? It is hilarious because no superhero is saving them, the people stranded in the rain are all on their own. 

AI Reimagines Marvel Superheroes In Delhi Rains

The AI images show Marvel superhero Iron Man submerged in the rainwater in his Iron Man suit as Delhi streets get flooded. Superman's Al image has an angry classic look, Spider-Man covered in dirt, submerged till his shoulders in water, and Batman on a car stuck in water may be the AI images, but people in the same positions have been stranded in rain for hours with no food, no water. In situations we can’t give a helping hand to those suffering, the least we can do is have empathy for what they endured.

In the Kerala floods, over 400 people died, with hundreds missing, as per the reports. Thousands of people were evacuated, mainly from flood-affected areas such as Chengannur, Thrissur, Ayiroor, Ranni, Kozhencherry, Pandalam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Aluva, and more. Delhi floods so far took the lives of approximately 34 people, with hundreds of people misplaced. People stranded in homes are suffering from drinking water issues. Isn't all these facts enough to make a case for the severity of floods and how they impact flood-affected people in the long term? Making fun out of it and calling it art sounds absurd and cold. A full-fledged film on the 2018 Kerala floods literally gave me goosebumps,  I still wonder why would anyway make such tragic events a source of entertainment, irrespective of it not being their intent.

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