Future Hilariously Pretends To Be An AI Model In Order To Avoid Interacting With Fans

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Jan 14, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Recording artist Future in attendance prior to the NFC Divisional playoff between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports via Imagn Images
Future just became one of the first rappers to surpass 2 billion Spotify streams in 2025, so maybe he's on too high of a horse right now.

Future is all for interacting with fans at his daughter's sweet 16 birthday party, but everyday people running into him will not experience that luck often. A clip recently went viral of him standing before a group of fans, covering his head with a stylish cloth that pairs well with his killer black bag-accompanied fit. When one fan seemed to ask Pluto to acknowledge them, perhaps for a picture or to answer a question, he had the most hilarious response possible. "This is an AI," he drawled comically as he drew giggles from the crowd. "This is an AI voice."

Ironically enough, two of Future's recent collaborators have been accused of using artificial intelligence technology to make recent tracks. Fewtch appears multiple times on the new Playboi Carti album MUSIC, on which fans point to "FINE S**T" as an alleged use of AI. "RATHER LIE" with The Weeknd – and for that matter, Hurry Up Tomorrow's "Timeless" – also faced similar claims. It's impossible to know for sure at press time, but the real ethical conversations around the technology don't make these remarks any less funny.

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Of course, we don't blame the Atlanta legend nor any other artist for not wanting to interact with fans every chance they get. But maybe he's on a particular high horse these days as he continues to prove his dominance. Future surpassed 2 billion Spotify streams in 2025, joining fellow MCs Kendrick Lamar, his rival Drake, and neutral party Travis Scott in achieving this for the year. While K.Dot and Drizzy keep dominating conversation right now, La Flame and Hendrix can probably rest on their classic catalog on any given year.

Sadly, Future was not safe from hip-hop's recent bridge-burning tirade courtesy of Kanye West, who took shots at pretty much everyone in his orbit. Ye accused him of ghosting him, as he and Metro Boomin allegedly left the Yeezy mogul partially hanging with his "Like That" remix. The "I Serve The Base" hitmaker hasn't responded to this as of writing this article, and he definitely won't talk to any fans about it anytime soon.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.