James May reacts to AI versions of himself 

I think this proves that I'll watch anything with James May.

I think James is tagged in so many photos with Hammond and Clarkson it pulls some of their features into his AI likeness.

AI Generated Top Gear is actually brilliant. "You can take my life, but you can't take my cheese." - AI generated James May

I just want to say how cool it is how james puts up and reacts with all this internet nonsense and meme culture. Rarely we get celebrities that are so open to do stuff their fans want to see. He at least understands that people want to see this kind of stuff.

James is so random no one can really replace him, not even AI

Can we break the AI by doing this? A picture of James May with shoulder length hair reacting to a poorly rendered AI of himself

I've tried making AI versions of James and Jeremy and it's funny, no matter what setting Jeremy is being put at, it almost always puts a car behind him.

So, basically, AI cannot tell the difference between James May, Robert Plant, and Eddie Izzard,

Lucy: "The body looks a little bit like Clarkson's" Capt. Slow: "Well, the belly isnt big enough..." 1 minute in and we are already roasting Clarkson. Cant get better than this.

They somehow make James May look like a mix between Santa and an American.

Sure this has been said already, but someone needs to show James the AI generated TopGear episodes and film his reaction.

James May is really turning into a genuine National Treasure.

I think because so many of the photos of James online would also have Richard and Jeremy in them then the AI is frequently blending them together. I think the cheeks and alcoholism are coming straight from Clarkson. And the Gin Distillery has definitely got bits of Hammond in it.

It's very clear that the AI is combining James and Clarkson, probably because there's so many images of them together. Probably a bit of Hammond in there too, but it's harder to pick out.

Would've been fun to put a real picture of him in the mix and see his reaction ;)

This man is endlessly entertaining, more stuff like this please 😂

If James May and Billy Connolly had a love child.

Having sat through this to the end, is proof that even something idiotic like this.. I will still watch Mr. May because he's THAT entertaining.

I'm so glad that I waited to watch this - I'm having a really difficult day (Tuesday - Saturday were barely any better). I've been crying out in severe pain; painkillers help a bit, but they're not miracle workers in my case (I wish that they were). Anyway, despite the pain, I managed to laugh at James's reaction to the AI images. I agree with Lucy that the last image is the closest representation of James. Btw Lucy - I love your hair

Lucy, none of them looked like James but they were so blooming funny and James's reaction to them was hilarious, especially that first one. Just laughing so much at this video, absolutely epic. More like this please 🤣🤣

Get James to try cheese from around the world

Would love to see a video where a professional photographer recreates these scenes with the real James May, and compares the results to the AI

I think the oil painting version looks the most like James, apart from the chin line. Not the last picture. The alcoholic penchant is probably because of all the drink-related parameters in the prompts!

I'd swear the AI is combining James with Clarkson and Hammond.

The first one was what happens if you fuse Jeremy Clarkson and James May. 🤣 The second was a bunch of people cosplaying as James May

The last one looks like if James May had a secret side gig as a Richard Hammond impersonator .

This has really cheered me up. James' soothing voice, the clattering in the background, the neighbours walking past, the way AI gets things slightly wrong which in faces always seems to make things very wrong. Plus, I am doing some plastering and the patch on the wall near Lucy has cheered me up no end.

This is much more entertaining than I thought it would be 😂

11:42 A rare moment of Lucy sounding like a vivid butterfly. Lovely!

Fantastic video! Would love to see a Clarkson & Hammond version eventually too haha

Truly this is one of the videos with content of all time.

If you want to do a part 2, and show james why artists are worried. Train the ai first with a bunch of recent pictures where it's just him in the frame. The current model is working off whatever picture was labelled with james may, and odds are there were two other blokes in the shot

James's voice is so calm ,I would enjoy his company

A 55 year old James May with shoulder length grey hair sitting in a pub in denial about how accurately AI pictured him.

Things I never expected to see in my life, glados in a james may video

I was really hoping it would be James reacting to those amazingly terrifying, AI top gear videos that have been floating around recently, altho they're all very crass but could be funny

This shows that Ai can never replace the greatness that is James May.

I would love to see the trio trying AI to roast each other

Great video. A lot of the images I would recognise as James May. Hope for more food content but still a fantastic channel.

When AI generates wax statues of James May and we all got the same reaction of the trio in the wax museum.

I thmk James' summing up of the photos as bollocks was very accurate

Imagine him and Hammond watching the AI Top Gear episodes...

Watching James May is like ticking away the seconds of a boring day.

The gin distillery was definitely a crossed James and Richard. Some of the images did look like James more than he thought

Does the AI version drive extremely slow like the real one?

Finally another video on this channel

The only image that looked exactly like James May was the guy behind the laptop.

Looks like the AI was combining James May and Billy Connolly for a lot of them 😂

In general the generated ones look like May had a secret love child with Richard Branson. Also, the last picture had a drink that looked almost identical to what May was drinking IRL.

love me some May

We need our yearly dose of cheese related James May content

Despite these disappointing works, there is a video titled _AI writes an episode of Top Gear_ in which the dialogue is spot on. James should definitely check that out.

Now I want to see a video of James May reacting to him reacting to these images.

Really enjoyed this video of James May with shoulder length hair reacting to AI versions of himself

All of this is so dry. I love it.

😂 Laughed to tears. Great video idea. James can never be replaced!

My answer to Lucy's final question is NO. Also, the particular AI needs to be aware of many more images of James before it will be getting really accurate with its own versions of him.

That fly has got me totally hooked

literally looks like it has blended May, Clarkson and Hammond all together, and some of them look even like Richard Branson in there aswell haha

Really great idea for a video loved this one. James's reactions were perfect 😂

Absolutely silly!!!! Laughed SO hard!

Loved the GLaDOS cameo at the end

I can't believe that I just watched this. Thank you for the apology Mr. May.

james may is a mystic and this is his gift to the world

The last one is bang on lol.. "it still looks like I have alcoholism" as he has two drinks on the table.. 😆

This is a new way to stage an intervention.

I see James May and I click.

I think, while the AI is not getting it right now, it is effectively a child and will terrifyingly learn and expand. That's when it will become a problem. They age so fast.

I agree Lucy. The last one was definitely the one that looked the most like him. 90% correct. With some minor touch up it would be closer to perfect. Nice to see you in the video Lucy.

The one in the distillery looked more like Richard Hammond, or a mashup of Hammond and May. Which would probably be the case if AI was just sourcing from media you've all been on.

James for president.

Someone needs to explain to May that the chubby cheeks looking like an alcoholic is what he actually looks like to everyone except him, he permanently looks like he's been drinking his own gin for the last 24 hours

No one can make any computer image to replace James May. He is an original. 😍

Reacting to the AI generated top gear videos would be great

The last one is the best one, that’s him

Yes I think the last one looked most like James and wasn't that far off... and yes. I think given the direction of robotics, AI and our habit of creating wars, we should be very worried indeed 🤔

I think the real twist is its actually AI James may reacting to real life photos of himself over the years

Last on looked 2nd most like James. The one that looked most like him was the one with "in the style of an oil painting"

"James May Fights the Gutteral Horror of Uncanny Valley by Laughing"

The first few had me in tears of laughter😂😂

It'd be great to see James reacting to some AI song covers!

Tried to swat the fly in the background several times haha

AI wouldn't have come up with James May in the first place.

02:18 James May + Billy Connolly Mashup.

I love James and Lucy talking about anything.

Proportions aside, these images are very flattering, for those individuals who fantacise about an evening with James May.

I love how James has alcoholism in all the pictures 😂

The last picture didn't look any more like James than any of the others. They were all a mix of James, Kenny Rodgers, and Santa Claus. 😮

8:18 that's James May and Sting combined

"James May in drag" put him in a military uniform

Looking forward to see James as The Guide in next country

Nothing can compare to the original :) James is far too handsome for the AI to generate that accuracy~

That first pic had me laughing far too long. Looks like you just finished the entire bottle.

-Sees his own picture -"that's disgusting"

James May in front of a Spitfire ready to say "Flood the cowling, plenty of it..."

While I would agree that none of these would be mistaken for real pictures of James, you also can easily see that he was the intent, and the last one was really quite close.

I think that last one looks like someone who could be related to him but not like him.😉

"I look like I have an alcohol problem" - two drinks on the table 🤣

Wait until he watches AI Top Gear

AI is just a newborn baby right now and it can do pretty amazing stuff already. Imagine what will it be capable of in the future😲