Slumdog billionaires: Digital artist uses AI to reimagine world’s richest in slum-like environment 

A digital artist has made waves on social media by using an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to portray how the world’s wealthiest people would look if they were poor.

Using an AI programme called Midjourney, India-based Gokul Pillai created a series of portraits of billionaires that transformed their privileged lives into those of slum dwellers.

The business magnates he has depicted are former US president Donald Trump, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Indian business magnate Mukesh Ambani, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, American investor Warren Buffett, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and South African-born American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Mr Pillai posted the images on his Instagram account with the caption “slumdog millionaires” and asked if he had left anyone out.

His post went viral, chalking up nearly 10,000 likes and hundreds of responses from people.

“Just amazing, they look real... more like slumdog billionaire,” commented user abhishekdhyani.

“This is epic,” said a user with the handle juiathale_09, expressing her awe at the digital artwork.

Another user with the handle mvisions_ said: “This is gold! But Elon is the only one that still looks rich even when he’s poor, lol.”

This is not the first time a Midjourney creation has caused a stir.

The tool was used to generate a fake photo of Trump being ganged up on and forcibly arrested by a group of New York policemen.

Midjourney was also used to generate an image of Mr Zuckerberg clad in bright attire – a total contrast to his regular plain, monochromatic outfits – and strutting down a runway, as well as a photo of Pope Francis in a gigantic white puffer coat.