Twitter users can now see what U.S. presidents look like with mullets thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
A man named Cam Harless posted a Twitter thread including images of what all 46 presidents would like.
45. Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/QeaGStPgXL
— Cam Harless (@hamcarless) March 1, 2023
43. George W. Bush pic.twitter.com/7BeC62mVHf
— Cam Harless (@hamcarless) March 1, 2023
41. George H.W. Bush pic.twitter.com/vW6pNfCkDt
— Cam Harless (@hamcarless) March 1, 2023
The thread received thousands of reactions.
Writer Emily Zanotti wrote, “Somehow this thread only gets better and better as you scroll.”
somehow this thread only gets better and better as you scroll https://t.co/Tpey9JxAkS
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) March 2, 2023
Lisa Tozzi, digital director at Rolling Stone, commented, “This is why the internet was invented. Thank you for your service.”
This is why the internet was invented. Thank you for your service https://t.co/GJrLPiXVtJ
— Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) March 2, 2023
New York Times columnist David French wrote, “One of the greatest threads, ever.”
One of the greatest threads, ever: https://t.co/24CbulIgiW
— David French (@DavidAFrench) March 1, 2023
CNN’s Jake Tapper told social media users to “make time for this thread today.”
Make time for this thread today https://t.co/U49ck8Rslk
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 1, 2023
“I love making AI art,” Harless told Newsweek.
He added, “Often I think of a prompt, create the image and choose the one that makes me laugh the most to present on Twitter and have people try and guess my prompt.”
According to Harless, “The idea of Biden with a mullet made me laugh, so I tried to make one with him and Trump together and that led to the whole list of presidents.”
Harless explained, “All of them are in a single thread.”
He continued, “I kind of wish I could tweak some here and there, but when the thread started popping, I wanted to create them all as quickly as I could.”
Harless shared how it was difficult to make some more than others.
“The ones with mullets were the hardest to get right,” he said.
Additionally, Harless shared he did not “expect the vitality of it, but I love it,” adding, “This, for some reason, hits a weird and wonderful balance of absurdism and mass appeal that I didn’t predict at all.”
