Artificial intelligence developed a video of Lionel Messi speaking English.

Argentina won 1-0 at home against Ecuador on Thursday, with Messi scoring the only goal. The reigning champions are off to a good start in World Cup qualification.

“Everyone always wants to beat Argentina, and even more so now that we are world champions,” the five-time Ballon d’Or winner remarked after the game. We can’t sit back and relax; we need to improve on what we’ve been doing.

“The goal is to qualify for the World Cup once more.” We had a great time, but we need to plan ahead.”

Those quotes, of course, have been translated. Messi was speaking to the press in Spanish, despite the fact that the 36-year-old great had never spoken English in public.

While the Inter Miami player has admitted to taking English classes in the past, he is unable to speak the language well.

However, an artificial intelligence (AI) has developed what Messi would sound like if he were fluent in English, which you can hear below.

Fans on X, the social networking platform formerly known as Twitter, were stunned by the bizarre video.

One person stated, “I swear the first few seconds had me, the voice is so similar.”

“This is the closest we’ll get to hearing Messi speak English,” commented another.

“I thought it was really him until I read your caption, tech is amazing,” a third person added.

“I’m not sure how I feel about this,” stated a fourth.

Messi admits to learning English in an interview with journalist Guillem Balague. “I’ve been learning English for a year and a half but when you’re there in England, you get to learn it through necessity,” he said in 2021, according to The Sun. I comprehend it, but I’m not fluent in it.”