Artificial intelligence

SAG Strike: How ‘Black Mirror’ Predicted the Future (Again)

SAG Strike: How ‘Black Mirror’ Predicted the Future (Again)

Season Six episode of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian sci-fi series, “Joan Is Awful,” eerily mirrors the current standoff between studios and…

July 14, 2023

Ready to Sing Elvis Karaoke … as Elvis? The Weird Rise of AI Music

From voice-cloning wars to looming copyright disputes to a potential flood of nonhuman music on streaming, AI is already a…

June 29, 2023

Paul McCartney Used AI to Make a Final Beatles Song — But Not in a Creepy Way

Musician was able to complete an old John Lennon demo using the same tech Peter Jackson employed to isolate and…

June 14, 2023

‘Fast X’ Is So Lifeless It Feels Like It Was Written by ChatGPT

Not even a very game Jason Momoa as the grinning baddie can save the tenth installment of Vin Diesel’s car-smashing…

May 20, 2023

We’ve Heard the Future of Music. So Far, It Sounds Terrible

While the sound itself needs improving, Google's recently released MusicLM has limitless potential

May 12, 2023

BuzzFeed, Elon Musk, and AI-Drake: How the 2010s Era Came to an End

In true internet fashion, it happened on 4/20

April 25, 2023

Just Because AI-Generated Rap Songs Go Viral Doesn’t Mean They’re Good

The fact that so many rap fans keep clamoring about how "real" they sound is an unfortunate sign of the…

April 21, 2023

Viral Drake and The Weeknd AI Collaboration Pulled From Apple, Spotify

The song, "Heart on My Sleeve," was created from scratch by TikTok user Ghostwriter977, who slapped on a Metro Boomin…

April 18, 2023

A Bunch of Top Music Advocates Want to Ensure AI Doesn’t Replace Your Favorite Artist

A new coalition called the Human Artistry Campaign includes powerful trade groups like the RIAA and Recording Academy

March 17, 2023

So What the Hell Was FN Meka, Anyway?

As music execs ditch the virtual rapper, his origin story has unraveled. Is he AI, AR, or just more of…

September 1, 2022