Since the beginning of August, a series of deepfakes editing YouTuber MrBeast's face onto small children has become something of a trend on TikTok, producing some hilarious results.

These videos, primarily shared on TikTok and believed to be created by Russian content creators, feature youngsters with MrBeast's visage seamlessly integrated, typically set to the tune "Butterfly" by Smile.dk.

In our latest video, we take a look at this lighthearted use of AI and explore the humorous trend to figure out how and why this whole thing started.