Viral video of baklava master speaking fluent English sparks debate on social media

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

The baklava maker himself has clarified the artificial intelligence claims raised due to his fluent English in a baklava-making video that garnered millions of views.

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Akıcı İngilizcesiyle dikkatleri üzerine çeken baklava ustasının videosu yapay zekayla mı üretildi? - Anadolu Ajansı

Artificial intelligence claims surrounding Adnan Yılmaz, who reached millions of views with his videos making baklava while speaking fluent English on social media, have been addressed through a fact-check.

Created a Big Impact on Social Media

Footages of the master explaining the stages of baklava making in fluent English while rolling out dough with a rolling pin quickly reached large audiences on social media.

The video, which reached over eight million views, sparked an interesting debate among platform users and generated great curiosity.

Artificial Intelligence Claims Raised

Unable to hide their astonishment at the master's command of a foreign language, numerous social media users claimed that the visuals and audio were produced using artificial intelligence technology.

Claims that the video was edited using technological tools spread rapidly in the comments.

The Master Responded to the Claims

Adnan Yılmaz, a Gaziantep baklava master at the center of the claims, personally responded to the artificial intelligence allegations about him and clarified the situation.

Yılmaz stated that he was surprised by the comments under his posts.

He Explained His Time Living in the US

Adnan Yılmaz stated that he has lived and done business in the US for more than 10 years and developed his English during this period.

He emphasized that there is no technological intervention or voiceover in the content, and that he is both the person speaking and rolling out the baklava in the videos.