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Here are new demos of some AI-generated music. Thoughts?

February 14, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Artificial intelligence is not creative. All any program can do is analyze data points based on information fed to it by humans. When it comes to AI music, programs learn from human-created tunes,

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Random music news for Friday, January 26, 2024

January 26, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Conduct interesting experiments and get interesting results. Like this. As for music news for January 26, 2024… More music news? Check here. BONUS: I think I’ve been on a flight with this guy.

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Guns N’ Roses have released an AI-generated video

January 25, 2024 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

Back in December, Guns N’ Roses released a new single called “The General.” That’s been followed up with a video that features quite a bit of AI. It mashes up live footage with

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 24, 2024

January 24, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

I couldn’t help thinking about the opening sequence of The Hangover 2 when I read this. Does music news for January 24, 2024 remind you of any movie? More music news? Look here.

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Music Industry

A new bill aimed against AI abuse in music (and beyond) has been introduced

January 11, 2024 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1 min read

It’s called the NO AI FRAUD Act. That’s actually an acronym that stands for “No AI Fake Replicas and Unauthorized Duplications.” Its introduction in the US House of Representatives yesterday (January 10) comes

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You can now give your Alexa device an AI music skill

January 10, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Splash is an Australian company working on the possibilities of artificial intelligence. Among its latest AI offerings is a free Amazon Alexa skill called Splash. It will conjure up a song based on

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Random music news for Friday, January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Psychic 1, Fox News and Donald Trump 0. As for music news on January 5, 2024… More music news? Check here. BONUS: How much might Michael Jordan’s sneaker collection go for at auction?

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Howard Jones has a different idea about artificial intelligence and his music

December 28, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 min read

It’ll be years before we even begin to understand the effect artificial intelligence is going to have on our day-to-day lives. If we zoom in right now, there are many concerns about how

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Here comes the plague of AI newscasters

December 15, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

Once upon a time, a news anchor/newscaster was an ultra-prestigious job. Whoever held one of those gigs had to above all be trustworthy. Viewers/listeners needed to believe them and understand what they were

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Random music news for Saturday, November 25, 2023

November 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Bill Gates has some observations about how AI is going to change the way we use computers. Let’s observe music news for November 25, 2023. More music new? Look here. BONUS BONUS: These

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YouTube is now in the business of offering AI-generated vocal clones of superstar singers

November 16, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence division, is getting into the business of vocal clones of well-known performers with an AI program it calls Lyria. It ““excels at generating high-quality music with instrumentals and vocals,

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