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The Writers Guild of America is now on strike starting on May 2 after studios rejected a number of key proposals during negotiations between them and the association. Among the issues detailed in the WGA’s proposals, as seen here, are concerns over the use of A.I. and the blatant need for fairer practices in terms of […]

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton first spoke about his concerns with the New York Times, saying—as a growing number of whistleblowers have also warned—it’s difficult to see “how you can prevent the bad actors from using [A.I.] for bad things.” Hinton, 75, has an extensive and almost impossible to summarize background in the larger world of academia, specifically […]

After Grimes gave her blessings to artists to use AI to replicate her voice in their future songs, the Canadian artist has now unveiled a new piece of software that will automatically convert people’s vocals into Grimes’. Grimes detailed how the program would work in a series of tweets titled “HOW TO MAKE MUSIC FEAT […]

The Writers Guild of America is on strike for the first time in 15 years as writers are once again tasked with fighting for a living wage. Issues detailed as being at the center of this strike include establishing minimums for streaming projects, preservation efforts for writers’ rooms (i.e. a minimum of six writers, including […]

There have been many variations and iterations of AI Drake these days. After the viral hit “Heart On My Sleeve” incorporated AI-generated vocals from Drake and The Weeknd, a new AI song spawned titled “Not A Game,” though this one wasn’t quite the same. According to The Verge, “Not A Game” has been around for […]

Khalid is expressing his concerns over the recent virality of AI-generated tracks. Speaking with a TMZ paparazzo over the weekend, Khalid was asked about the wave of recent AI-generated sounds emulating Drake’s voice, specifically whether he would be okay with someone doing the same with his voice. “I have mixed feelings about it,” he explained. […]

Meek Mill has offered his thoughts on an AI-generated track designed to sound like a Drake and The Weeknd collaboration titled “Heart on My Sleeve.” “A.I. generated song Drake ft. The Weeknd – heart on my sleeve,” he wrote alongside a YouTube link of the divisive viral song, which is credited to someone named Ghostwriter. “This […]

An AI-generated track designed to emulate a nonexistent Drake and The Weeknd collaboration has been going viral in recent days, all while criticism on the use of such tech continues to grow among artists and others in the music industry. The track, titled “Heart on My Sleeve,” appears to have originally been shared by a […]

After expressing concern over a clip of an AI-generated Kendrick Lamar voice filter, Young Guru has once again highlighted the worrying power of AI with a fake Jay-Z verse. “I’ve been trying to tell everyone that this is where we are now with AI. For some reason this one got everyone’s attention,” wrote the prolific […]

Nicole Joseph, associate dean for the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, issued an apology last week to its students for relying on the AI tool ChatGPT to write a statement in the wake of the mass shooting at Michigan State University.  “While we believe in the message of inclusivity […]