India, Sept. 2 -- Will Smith has turned an awkward AI slip into comedy. The actor and rapper, 56, faced backlash earlier in August after sharing an Instagram clip that used AI-generated fans cheering during a performance. The post left followers baffled and sparked jokes from Green Day. Now Smith is showing he is in on the gag, posting a fresh video of himself rapping to a stadium packed with digital cats.

"Crowd was poppin' tonite!!" Smith captioned the video, which shows him hyping up the feline audience. Fans laughed at the move, with one writing that they "love the way Will handles these haters." Questlove chimed in with a blunt, "That scared me."

The joke comes two weeks after Smith drew heat for his August 12 Instagram upload. Tha...