Well, that was uncomfortable.
To showcase the legendary career of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson ahead of Super Bowl 59, Fox used A.I. to go through each step of his coaching career, all the way from his humble start as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech in 1965, to the glory days of being at the helm of the Miami Hurricanes and Dallas Cowboys before he became an analyst for Fox. In each phase of Johnson’s career, the generated image and voice showed Johnson at that stage of his career, showing his younger self and his mouth not exactly syncing up to what was being said.
While it was a sweet sentiment to the 81-year-old and he got emotional, it was without a doubt some nightmare fuel that made viewers watch in agony.
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People that watched the segment didn’t feel comfortable with what they watched, and also pointed out some of the flaws from it.
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The video felt like it would lead to Johnson announcing he was retiring from the Fox desk, but he didn’t announce he would be leaving.