While many are reeling from the recent explosion that saw one person killed and 48 injured, it seems lovers of artificially intelligent art are having fun with the recent disaster.
In a post shared on Twitter by media personality Siphesihle Vazi, three images show the rendering of Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD with models posing in what looks like a fashion shoot.
Captioned “we're truly an expressive nation”, the post has been met with mixed reactions, with many wondering why it was made.
I hate these pictures with everything in me https://t.co/GBX97809hy
— Muntsh (@AndileP_) July 21, 2023
These pics are ass mfwethu. https://t.co/xtk4incKYx
— Saint-Yves 🈳 (@Saint_Yves_XO) July 21, 2023
Respectfully. What’s being expressed here? https://t.co/KYoCUaIcpF
— LV (@ItsHer_Nessa) July 21, 2023
Some users felt it “looked dope” and were impressed by the images produced. It is not certain whether they were aware the images were digitally produced.
Nah this looks dope. https://t.co/YpfCFzWNQU
— Sheldon Cameron (@sheldon_cameron) July 21, 2023
Dope pics bruh🔥👌🏽👑... & don't be dismayed by the comments, you'll never get support or praise from broke & visionless South Africans. They're just a broken bunch who fuel themselves with negativity. https://t.co/NCVuxgb5NC
— Jobe Shadow⚫🟢 (@Jobe_oyiGhost) July 21, 2023
In a recent update, one of the suspected causes for the explosion, illegal mining, was ruled as unlikely following comments from the department of mineral resources and energy spokesperson Ernest Mulibana.
Lilian Ngoyi (Bree) Street has been closed and alternative routes have been made available.
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