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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI recreates singers’ voices, IIT Madras to set up school of AI, and more
30Jan By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI recreates singers’ voices, IIT Madras to set up school of AI, and more

[ad_1] AI Roundup: Several notable developments took place in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) today, January 30. IIT Madras announced that it has received Rs. 100 Cr. to set up the Wadhwani School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Meanwhile, AR Rahman revealed how AI was used to recreate the voice of two late singers for a song in the upcoming film Lal Salaam. All this, and more in today's AI roundup. 1. AI used to recreate late singers' voices: AR RahmanTaking to his X account, music composer and producer AR Rahman shared a post by Sony Music South highlighting how AI was used to recreate the voices of two late singers – Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed. The song, titled Thimiri Yezhuda, has been created for Rajinikanth's upcoming film Lal Salaam. While the news left...
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Actor Scarlett Johansson slaps lawsuit on Lisa AI app for cloning her voice in ad
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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Actor Scarlett Johansson slaps lawsuit on Lisa AI app for cloning her voice in ad

[ad_1] The signs of AI making trouble were there to see ever since the song ‘Heart on my sleeve' came out and immediately began ranking on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. It was an AI-generated song that used the cloned voices of artists Drake and The Weeknd. While it was soon taken down from the platforms, it showed the world how closely an AI-generated voice could sound. Now, in a recent incident, Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson has decided to take legal action against an AI app for using her voice for an online ad without her consent. This lawsuit marks the latest event in a series of growing frustration among singers and actors over the misuse of their identity through deepfakes.According to a report by Variety, Johansson appeared in a 22-second ad posted on X b...
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New Beatles Song Shows AI Opportunity for Music, Citigroup Says
16Jun By adminNo Comments
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New Beatles Song Shows AI Opportunity for Music, Citigroup Says

[ad_1] The production of a new Beatles song using artificial intelligence shows the technology presents opportunities, not just risks, for companies like Universal Music Group NV, according to Citigroup Inc. analysts.Singer Paul McCartney told the BBC this week that AI had been used to “extricate” John Lennon's voice from an old demo so he could complete a “final” Beatles song. The development suggests record companies will be able to mine historic master recordings for new content, analyst Thomas A Singlehurst wrote in a note to clients. The tools “will be helpful for the legacy recorded music companies in terms of letting them ‘sweat' historic assets harder,” he added. Citi expects the risk-reward from AI to be “fairly balanced,” and holds a neutral rating on UMG. Bloomberg News has r...
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Cutting-edge AI used to create the final Beatles record, including John Lennon’s vocals
14Jun By adminNo Comments
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Cutting-edge AI used to create the final Beatles record, including John Lennon’s vocals

[ad_1] While the whole world has jumped on the artificial intelligence (AI) bandwagon, there have been arguments made about its ill effects too. Big names like Elon Musk and Eric Schmidt have expressed their caution around artificial intelligence and the impact it could have. Fascinatingly, AI has had an impact in the music industry too, with artificial intelligence tools used to clone the voice of famous rappers such as Eminem and Ice Cube, who has even gone further to call this technology “demonic”. However, this time around. AI technology is being used in a very different way as the iconic band The Beatles are using it to create their last record.Beatles member Paul McCartney told Radio 4 Today on Tuesday that they are using AI to extricate the late John Lennon's voice from an old de...
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‘This song sucks’: Nick Cave trashes AI-generated lyrics
18Jan By adminNo Comments
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‘This song sucks’: Nick Cave trashes AI-generated lyrics

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be able to generate beguiling images, "deepfake" video and passable high-school essays, but musician Nick Cave is deeply unimpressed with their song-writing skills. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be able to generate beguiling images, "deepfake" video and passable high-school essays, but Australian musician Nick Cave is deeply unimpressed with their song-writing skills. Cave, whose decades-long career has been built on macabre lyrics and emotional stage performances, was asked by a fan to assess the merits of a work created in his style with ChatGPT. The chatbot by OpenAI has been making headlines around the world for its ability to generate essays, news articles and other prose from short prompts. The Cave fan, named as Mark...
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