Update July 3, 2025: The pseudonymous Andrew Frelon, who spoke to Rolling Stone on Wednesday as a spokesperson for the viral AI band Velvet Sundown, and runs a Twitter account that purports to represent the band, now says in a Medium post that he was running an elaborate hoax aimed …
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Having already found success with holograms, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus has revealed that he’s writing a musical with help from another cutting-edge (and controversial) technology, AI. “It is such a great tool,” Ulvaeus said at The Future of Entertainment panel Wednesday at SXSW London. “It’s unimaginable that you can bounce back …
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Advancements in artificial intelligence aren’t just entering creative industries — they’re making their way to the courtroom as well. An Arizona family used an AI-generated version of their deceased family member to give his own victim statement in court, local outlet ABC 15 reports. Chris Pelkey, 37, was an Army …
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Less than a year after marrying a man she had met at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kat felt tension mounting between them. It was the second marriage for both after marriages of 15-plus years and having kids, and they had pledged to go into it “completely level-headedly,” Kat …
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Imogen Heap, whose 2005 track “Headlock” just became her biggest hit ever after a belated viral surge on TikTok, is now letting fans legally borrow its vibe for their own songs via generative AI. Heap is the first artist to sign on for a new feature from AI-music platform Jen …
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When mom and creator Cathy Pedrayes was scrolling TikTok around Christmas, she started to notice a surplus of accounts using AI avatars to promote knockoff products. Since it was the holiday shopping season, she thought little of it —until she stumbled across a video that felt equal parts ridiculous and …
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Celine Dion has warned fans against “fake” music claiming to be by the singer that has popped up on streaming services. In a statement posted to social media, Dion wrote, “It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion’s musical performances, and name and …
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Paul McCartney called on the British government to protect artists in the face of a new copyright law that could allow for AI to “rip off” creators. Speaking to the BBC, McCartney warned of the bill that would let tech firms train their AI models on copyrighted works — including …
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Even to the supremely cynical, it was striking to see the most recognizable billionaire leaders of Silicon Valley seated together at an event ahead of the second inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Alphabet (Google‘s parent company) Sundar Pichai, …
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A French woman alleges she was scammed of $850,000 by an AI Brad Pitt. The 53-year-old interior designer, Anne, was contacted by a scammer disguised as Pitt’s mother Jane, who told the woman Pitt needed kidney treatment. “She told me that her son needed someone like me,” Anne said on …
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