Welcome to AI Liner Notes, your source for the ever-evolving world of AI. Here, we pay tribute to the captivating writings that grace the sleeves of LP record albums and the booklets nestled within compact disc jewel cases or cassette packaging. Join us on this journey as we explore the fascinating evolution of AI. Stay tuned to AI Liner Notes for all the latest news and updates on this exciting frontier.

• AI
• 2026
• March
• 15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll 3.30.26
  • Would you trade your manager for a chatbot? A growing number of Americans are saying yes.
• AI Therapists May Be Doing More Harm Than Good, Study Warns 3.23.26
  • In recent years, artificial intelligence has quietly stepped into one of the most sensitive corners within human life: mental health. Marketed as always-available, judgment-free companions, AI-powered “therapists” are increasingly being used by people seeking support.
• Five ways AI and data can transform how emerging markets build homes 3.23.26
  • Most emerging-market governments lack the basic data and analytical capacity to plan ahead in their housing markets.
• AI-evolved adaptable robot is almost impossible to destroy 3.21.26
  • It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois are using AI to evolve robots in minutes.
• New Study Shows What AI Is Really Doing To Your Brain 3.18.26
  • AI was meant to make our jobs easier, to make them more efficient. However, according to research from Harvard Business Review, workers tasked with overseeing different AI agents as part of their daily workflow said it didn’t simplify the work.
• Cooling the AI Boom: Innovative Strategies for Water-Efficient and Sustainable Data Centers 3.16.26
  • While high-density computing often feels intangible, modern artificial intelligence relies on a heavy foundation of electricity, silicon, and specialized AI data center cooling infrastructure.
• AI meets M&A 3.12.26
  • Gen AI is no longer just theoretical in M&A. Leading teams are already using it to find targets, support due diligence and deal making, and improve integration planning and execution. 
• France to harness nuclear power for AI data centres, says Macron 3.10.26
  • France will be able to ​open data centres and ‌meet the needs of artificial intelligence thanks ​to its large ​energy exports, French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron said on ​Tuesday.
• How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs 3.12.26
  • A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide.
• From safe passages to AI-based warning, India works to reduce elephant mortalities in train collisions 3.13.26
  • Railway-related wildlife deaths remain a major concern. Reports peg elephant fatalities in train accidents at around 160 since 1987, with Assam and West Bengal accounting for the largest shares.
• Stop the use of AI in war until laws can be agreed 3.10.26
  • Researchers working on the most advanced AI models want rules to be drawn up to minimize the harm the technologies could cause. Their warnings need to be heard.
• ChatGPT vs Claude AI: Carbon Footprints, Pentagon Deal, and Energy Impact 3.5.26
  • In late February 2026, OpenAI reached a deal that allows its artificial intelligence (AI) tools run inside the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) classified computer systems. CEO Sam Altman said this deal includes safety limits on mass surveillance and use in weapons systems.
• Opinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth — and save ourselves 3.3.26
  • By treating their vision of AI as inevitable rather than a choice, big tech leaders seek to pull the ultimate con job.
• New AI tool predicts building emissions from simple descriptions 3.3.26
  • A first-of-its kind AI tool that predicts the carbon footprint of buildings from simple text descriptions at the earliest stages of design, when the potential for savings is greatest, has been unveiled by the University of Bath.
• How will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions? 3.1.26
  • There’s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answering.
• February
• The True Price of Every ChatGPT Prompt 2.27.26
  • Each time someone asks ChatGPT a question, the exchange feels nearly invisible: just text appearing on a screen. But behind that response lies a massive physical infrastructure drawing electricity, consuming water, and producing carbon emissions at an unprecedented scale.
• AI can write now. What happens to reporters? 2.26.26
  • If bots can reliably draft copy, ‘something big’ might be happening to the job of a journalist.
• Is AI really coming for white collar jobs? 2.26.26
  • A report released this week lays out a bleak future that comes with artificial intelligence’s displacement of white-collar workers. MIT’s Daron Acemoglu shares what he predicts AI will lead to in work and the economy.
• January
• 2026 Sustainability Trends; AI’s Electricity Challenge; and Scaling Businesses for Success 1.19.26
  • An analysis suggests that everyday people are paying rising prices, while data centers are scoring discounts.
• USF-led study: AI helps reveal global surge in floating algae 1.19.26
  • For the first time and with help from artificial intelligence, researchers have conducted a comprehensive study of global floating algae and found that blooms are expanding across the ocean. 
• Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power? 1.17.26
  • The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a full-scale expansion of nuclear energy is essential.
• What do we lose when we use AI? | Environmental Business 1.15.26
  • Dear AI Users and Enthusiasts, I’m reaching out because I care about you, I’m concerned about you, and I don’t want you to inadvertently create a world where few, if any, humans can thrive.
• ClimateAi targets key ag pain point with new GDD tool, embeds AI into workflows 1.14.26
  • Growing Degree Days (GDD) are a foundational metric in agriculture, used to predict when crops will germinate, flower, and reach harvest. Yet for many growers and food companies, turning GDD data into something useful still means wrestling with spreadsheets, manual calculations, and fragmented forecasts.
• AI’s Water Demand to Surge Nearly 130% by 2050 – New Research Shows How to Build a Water-Secure AI Economy 1.14.26
  • The rapid global expansion of artificial intelligence is set to drive a 129% increase in water demand across the AI value chain by 2050, according to new research by Xylem (NYSE: XYL) and Global Water Intelligence (GWI).
• How AI can help close the finance gap between climate ambition and action 1.13.26
  • Communities around the world are grappling with the realities of climate change, from floods displacing families to droughts threatening food security and rising seas reshaping coastlines.
• San Jose hosts inaugural Silicon Valley AI Film Festival 1.13.26
  • On Jan. 10 and 11, San Jose hosted the first-ever Silicon Valley AI Film Festival (SVAIFF), a self-described “fusion of artificial intelligence, cinema and creative technology.”
• Meta reaches agreement to buy electricity from Beaver Valley nuclear plant to fuel AI data centers 1.12.26
  • Meta says it has reached a deal to purchase power from the Beaver Valley nuclear plant in western Pennsylvania and two others in Ohio, as part of its efforts to power its artificial intelligence ambitions. 
• The future is agentic: AI’s role in the end-to-end corporate credit process 1.12.26
  • To integrate agentic AI into credit-related workflows and realize improvements, risk teams must identify critical, scalable use cases and convene cross-functional teams to develop solutions.
• AI improves flood projections under climate change 1.8.26
  • When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect infrastructure and communities from 50- and 100-year floods.
• Agentic AI advances 1.8.26
  • AI is becoming widely used, but only a minority of companies are scaling more sophisticated capabilities, such as agents, into workstreams in ways that can transform their businesses. 
• 2025
• December
• How AI is transforming fashion design and the entire supply chain 12.29.25
• AI language models duped by poems 12.21.25
  • A new study has shown that prompts in the form of poems confuse AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude — to the point where sometimes, security mechanisms don’t kick in. Are poets the new hackers?
• Lifestyle’s Ginger Launches AI-Generated Fashion Campaign Developed by Plus One Design 12.17.25
  • Ginger, an exclusive women’s fashion label by Lifestyle, has launched a new AI-generated campaign as part of its latest brand rollout. 
• The Miami Design District & EDGLRD Reimagine a New Creative Future 12.17.25
  • On the heels of an incredibly electric Art Basel, the Miami Design District has partnered with EDGLRD, the groundbreaking creative studio founded by acclaimed filmmaker Harmony Korine, to unveil a pioneering short film that reimagines the neighborhood’s future.
• Everbloom’s AI Transforms Chicken Feathers Into Luxury Cashmere 12.16.25
  • Startup combines keratin-based AI with waste materials to create premium textiles at lower costs
• Fashion Needs a New Growth Playbook 12.16.25
  • Companies will need to unlock new efficiencies to drive growth, as levers brands long relied on such as scale and low-cost sourcing are no longer sufficient, says the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026.
• New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars 12.11.25
  • Two bills signed Thursday deal with how AI-generated people — real or entirely synthetic — can appear in commercial content.
• What legal challenges does the fashion industry face in the age of generative AI? 12.10.25
  • From safeguarding intellectual property to securing their own use of artificial intelligence, the fashion industry is still finding its feet with AI. Unsurprisingly, the topic took centre stage at the Assises Juridiques de la Mode, du Luxe et du Design, held in Paris on December 9 and organised by Lexposia.
• Wholesale resurgence, AI to lead fashion wholesale in 2026 12.9.25
  • Wholesale distribution is regaining prominence in the fashion industry, supported by new data indicating it is now the “most profitable” and the “largest channel” for many brands.
• Fashion’s Creative Clock Now Runs on AI 12.8.25
  • Fashion brands are facing faster trend cycles and rising pressure to design, produce and personalize at the speed of consumer demand. Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the center of that shift, powering everything from creative workflows to the digital experiences shoppers interact with.
• Second thoughts on secondhand? Why the resale market is expanding fashion’s carbon footprint 12.8.25
  • A new Yale study finds that frequent shoppers of secondhand clothing tend to buy more new clothes as well, undermining environmental benefits and reinforcing a cycle of overconsumption.
• Rapha used more recycled than new polyester in 2024 according to latest impact report 12.8.25
  • Progress across a broad range of targets the brand has set for 2030
• Meta Acquires AI Wearable Startup Limitless to Drive Next-Gen Personal Intelligence 12.8.25
  • Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Limitless confirmed it will stop selling devices to new customers while integrating its technology into Meta’s ecosystem.
• Is fashion’s AI boom solving a real problem? 12.5.25
  • After a decade of influencer marketing and algorithmic chasing, fashion’s next personalization experiment has arrived. 
• Fashion Tech, AI and The Innovators Shaping Retail’s Next Chapter 12.4.25
  • Heading into 2026, shoppers encounter more digital touch-points than ever — and expectations continue to rise. Beyond fast checkout, consumers want ideas, guidance and moments that feel built around them. A new wave of intelligent tools is starting to meet those expectations and change how people search, compare and decide what to buy.
• Polish fashion retailer LPP can beat annual targets amid e-commerce challenge, CFO says 12.4.25
  • Polish fashion retailer LPP (LPPP.WA), opens new tab expects to meet or exceed its financial targets this year, its finance chief told Reuters, saying the expansion of Chinese e-commerce platforms into Europe had yet to significantly dent its business.
• Fashion Tech, AI and The Innovators Shaping Retail’s Next Chapter 12.4.25
  • Heading into 2026, shoppers encounter more digital touch-points than ever — and expectations continue to rise. Beyond fast checkout, consumers want ideas, guidance and moments that feel built around them. 
• Vyking Launches AI Production Studio as the Next Layer in its Fashion Visualisation and Experience Platform 12.3.25
  • Vyking introduces a unified end to end stack that connects capture, AI production and immersive experiences, giving cross-functional teams one consistent pipeline for every output and creating a complete engine that can scale across products, categories and markets.
• AI and the Future of Fashion E-Commerce Content 12.2.25
  • At BoF VOICES 2025, Pixel Moda’s president Gianni Serazzi and Etro’s chief executive Fabrizio Cardinali unpacked the opportunity in AI-assisted and AI-generated e-commerce imagery and video production to drive forward sector growth in 2026 and beyond.
• November
• Perplexity AI’s new clothes try-on tool takes on Google – I tested it and I’m starting to get addicted to virtual dressing up 11.28.25
  • Virtual fashion meets real-life indecision
• 2026 AI Fashion Trends: Transforming How Brands Create, Sell & Engage 11.27.25
  • The fashion world is undergoing a systematic shift as we enter 2026. Economic uncertainty, changing customer priorities, and rapid tech advancements are reshaping how brands operate.
• As AI reshapes shopping, US retailers try to change how they’re seen online 11.26.25
  • Big retailers traditionally spend millions on attracting eyeballs for the holiday season. Now, they’re looking to get noticed by something else- AI agents.
• How AI is transforming conservation science 11.28.25
  • A new AI tool called Inquire is trained on millions of wildlife photos from citizen scientists worldwide. Researcher Sara Beery hopes it will supercharge ecosystem conservation.
• Topshop to headline ‘world’s first’ AI-driven catwalk 11.27.25
  • Topshop is to headline the “world’s first” AI-driven catwalk in February next year.
• AI vs the Grid: Innovating to Prevent a Crisis 11.26.25
  • We need a whole stack approach to introduce novel technologies for sustainable AI infrastructure
• Smarter Systems, Deeper Costs: AI’s Impact on Fashion’s Sustainability Journey 11.25.25
  • Artificial intelligence is reshaping fashion. Algorithms now predict trends, design collections, and can even determine what ends up in stores. 
• Fashion tech, AI and the innovators shaping retail’s next chapter 11.24.25
  • How unified technology powers effortless personalized shopping
• CRIME FIX Fashion giant Next installs AI ‘super scanners’ that spot stolen items hidden in bras and pants 11.24.25
  • The tech can also detect hidden weapons, explosives, cash and drugs
• Gryning introduces an integrated AI platform aiming to eliminate overproduction in fashion 11.23.25
  • Overproduction costs the global fashion industry billions each year, and European manufacturers increasingly face pressure to adopt responsive, low-waste models.
• ASOS brings in AI stylists to win back shoppers after sales slide 12% 11.21.25
  • The online retailer laid bare the scale of its revamp efforts as it said sales plunged 12% in the year to August 31
• Swatch’s New OpenAI-Powered Tool Lets You Design Your Own Watch 11.20.25
  • The new AI-DADA tool lets you create a unique Swatch design using AI prompts. You can’t make a custom MoonSwatch yet—but it’s not entirely off the table.
• Vietnam accelerates digital transformation as technology reshapes its textile-garment industry 11.20.25
  • Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is entering a decisive phase of technological upgrading, driven by rapid automation, AI-enabled production systems and the rising global demand for green, low-emission manufacturing. 
• Trump mulling executive order to block state AI laws 11.19.25
  • President Trump is considering an executive order to block state AI laws as the White House pushes for a federal framework on the technology.
• Target Has a New Idea for For Spotting Trends: It’s Asking AI. 11.19.25
  • Target is trying a new trick for tapping trends: asking AI.
• The coming evolution of healthcare AI toward a modular architecture 11.18.25
  • The surge in the use of AI healthcare tools is likely to prompt a shift away from point solutions. 
• Artificial intelligence sparks debate at COP30 climate talks in Brazil 11.18.25
  • At the U.N. climate talks in Brazil, artificial intelligence is being cast as both a hero worthy of praise and a villain that needs policing.
• Consumer-to-Consumer and a big shift in work culture: how Nicoline Van Enter (Footwearology) sees AI 11.17.25
  • During the 22nd UITIC Congress in Shanghai in September, we had the opportunity to speak with Nicoline Van Enter, CEO and founder of Footwearology, who shared some valuable insights about AI with us. Watch the video with the conversation now.
• Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built 11.14.25
  • The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they’ll need two or three times more electricity within a few years to power massive new data centers that are feeding a fast-growing AI economy.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Textile Market Size | Companies Analysis 2025- 2035 11.12.25
  • The global artificial intelligence (AI) in textile market is projected to grow from USD 4.12 billion in 2025 to USD 68.44 billion by 2035, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.45% over the forecast period from 2025 to 2035. Major companies include Microsoft Corporation, IBM Corporation, Google LLC, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SAP SE, Oracle Corporation, General Vision Inc., Salesforce Inc., Adobe Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Nvidia Corporation, Siemens AG
• CO2 AI: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Carbon Accounting Strategy in 2025
  • Industry Adoption: How CO2 AI is Defining the Shift from Carbon Reporting to Strategic Decarbonization
• Debenhams Group and Peak Collaborate on Cutting-edge AI to Stay Ahead of Holiday Demand 11.17.25
  • As the Golden Quarter gets underway, Debenhams Group – home to PrettyLittleThing, boohoo, boohooMAN, Karen Millen and Debenhams – has introduced a new artificial intelligence solution to help manage sales, stock and pricing more effectively across its brands.
• AI’s energy usage is less than previously thought 11.12.25
  • Contrary to popular belief, new research finds that the use of artificial intelligence has a minimal effect on global greenhouse gas emissions and may actually benefit the environment and the economy.
  • Watts and Botts: The Energy Implications of AI Adoption
• AI has made Double 11 in 2025 smarter. Now it must make it sustainble 11.12.25
  • Gen Z shoppers buy with emotion, platforms sell with algorithms, and sustainability is the new fault line in China’s trillion-yuan e-commerce ecosystem.
• Ant International Launches World’s First Iris Authentication Feature in Smart-glasses Payment Solution 11.12.25
  • Alipay+ GlassPay, Ant International’s smart glasses-embedded payment solution, will add iris authentication to its security verification capabilities, alongside voiceprint authentication
• Sinch Releases 2026 Predictions: AI to Redefine How Brands Connect 11.11.25
  • Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of digital communication. According to Sinch (Sinch AB (publ) 2026 predictions, AI agents, voice technology, and conversational messaging will converge to drive a fivefold increase in customer interactions, with smarter systems, data flows, and security layers redefining on brands connect with consumers worldwide.
• Perfect Corp. Launches YouCam AI Beauty Agent in YouCam Makeup App to Lead the Next Generation of Conversational AI in Beauty, Skincare and Fashion 11.10.25
  • Experience conversational agent powered by AI that listens, understands, and answers your questions across beauty, fashion and skincare.
• AI by Design: How Smarter Forecasting Can Solve Fashion’s Waste Crisis 11.10.25
  • Every day the fashion industry throws away a truckload of clothing into landfills or incinerators: 80 to 150 billion garments are produced annually but a staggering percentage is never sold. This is not just a logistical inefficiency. It’s an environmental disaster. Artificial intelligence can change this but only if fashion leaders treat sustainability as a design imperative not a branding tactic.
• How AI Growth Can Hyper-Scale Energy Equity and Affordability 11.8.25
  • Artificial intelligence is driving a massive technological transformation that is already reshaping many aspects of daily life.
• Savile Row pioneer raises £3m to tackle fashion’s sizing problem 11.5.25
  • Phoebe Gormley of Gormley & Gamble has secured backing for her start-up Fit Collective, which uses AI tools to analyse how garments fit different body types.
• The Strategies Transforming Fashion and Beauty’s Customer Experience 11.3.25
  • From AI-powered personalisation to orchestrating cross-channel presence, fashion and beauty brands are deploying new strategies to build resilient, future-ready customer engagement models. 
• What the Whales Are Saying 11.2.25
  • Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and reporter Katie Surma as they discuss how scientists are using AI to understand sperm whale communications, a discovery that could upend the way we interact with them.
• October
• When Fashion Meets AI: The Next Big Leap in Wearable Tech 10.31.25
  • Apple is preparing to redefine wearable technology with the launch of Apple Smart Glasses in 2026. Combining style, innovation, and advanced features, these glasses are expected…
• AI-Driven Supply Chain Decarbonization: Strategies for Sustainable Carbon Reduction 10.30.25
  • Supply chains are a primary contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, rendering their decarbonization an essential dimension of sustainable development. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a transformative pathway by facilitating proactive emission avoidance through operational efficiency, transparency, and resilience, in contrast to post-emission mitigation approaches such as carbon capture.
• Four in 10 UK consumers happy to let AI do their shopping for them – survey 10.29.25
  • Consumers appear to be getting cosy with artificial intelligence (AI). When it comes to making shopping decisions, 40% are now happy letting agentic AI take charge of everyday purchases they consider “boring” (groceries, household goods or even phone bills).
• How AI-Native Tooling For Design Operations Is Transforming Product Outcomes 10.28.25
  • With so many generative applications focused on supercharging creativity, using AI to solve the operational and alignment challenges of turning concepts into products could deliver a much bigger impact on the bottom line.
• What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll 10.23.25
  • As the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
• At TIME100 Impact Dinner, Leaders Discuss AI and the Future of Fashion 10.22.25
  • On Wednesday, leaders in business, art, fashion, and technology gathered on the 102nd floor of New York’s One World Trade Center for a TIME100 Impact Dinner. The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.
• Stitch Fix pilots generative AI style experience 10.9.25
  • Stitch Fix Vision uses tech to provide clients with an image of their likeness in different environments wearing shoppable outfits.
• Aerie Rejects AI in Ads, Vowing to Stay ‘100% Real’ 10.9.25
  • CMO Stacey McCormick says this continues the brand’s no-retouching pledge
• AI and data power the next chapter of department store evolution 10.7.25
  • As the post-pandemic “boom” fades, department stores now rely more than ever on technology to stay top of mind with international customers, according to the International Association of Department Stores (IADS), which highlights several notable initiatives.
• What you missed at Vogue Business Fashion Futures 202510.3.25
  • Executives and innovators gathered in New York City to explore how creativity, commerce and culture are colliding with new technologies. Here’s the rundown.
• September
• Moncler launches new AI-powered brand digital platform 9.30.25
  • Moncler has unveiled its new brand website, which redefines the online experience from a simple distribution channel to a brand platform where the product takes centre stage, supported by artificial intelligence.
• AI Is Transforming the Fashion Supply Chain 9.26.25
  • The fashion industry’s stubborn reliance on outdated supply chain practices is bleeding profits and destroying consumer trust. 
• Perfect Imperfection: The Future of Design and Craftsmanship in the Age of AI 9.25.25
  • Is the rise of artificial intelligence a death knell for human creativity, or the dawn of a new, technologically-enhanced renaissance for artisans? 
• This AI artist just signed a multimillion-dollar record deal and climbed the Billboard charts 9.17.25
  • Xania Monet could redefine what it means to be an artist in an industry built on authenticity.
• AI-Driven Textile Dyeing: Efficiency And Sustainability
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) integration are revolutionizing the textile dyeing sector, driving significant advancements in innovation, sustainability and production efficiency. 
• MySize Inc. Expands Naiz Fit Platform with Acquisition of ShoeSize.Me, Adding AI-Powered Footwear Sizing to Its Fashion Tech Roll-Up Strategy 9.13.25
  • MySize, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) (“MySize” or the “Company”), a leading AI-driven measurement and fashion technology solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of ShoeSize.Me, a European SaaS company specializing in AI-powered footwear sizing and fit solutions. The transaction, structured primarily as a share deal, underscores MySize’s commitment to protecting its cash position while executing its strategic roll-up plan led by CEO Ronen Luzon.
• Ralph Lauren Introduces Ask Ralph, a New Conversational AI Shopping Experience 9.13.25
  • Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) today introduced Ask Ralph, a new AI-powered conversational shopping experience that invites consumers to engage with, and be inspired by, Ralph Lauren’s unique and iconic take on style. 
• AI Could Have Terrifying Impacts on Fashion Models, New Research Shows 9.9.25
  • Models highlight fears around the power dynamics with AI in a new report by Cornell University’s Worker Institute and Data & Society.
  • Fashion’s Data Doubles: How AI is Reshaping Modeling Work
• Trump EPA wants to accelerate AI infrastructure permits 9.9.25
  • The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Tuesday new measures to speed up the construction of infrastructure required for rapid building of data centers in artificial intelligence. This would allow companies to begin building before obtaining an air permit.
• White House rallies tech giants to bring AI into US schools: Will teachers remain the architects of learning 9.5.25
  • Artificial intelligence has long promised to reshape how societies work. but its quietest revolutions may be unfolding in the classrooms.
• Fashion platform Vivrelle partners with luxury retailers to offer personalized AI styling tool ‘Ella’ 9.4.25
  • The luxury membership platform Vivrelle, which allows customers to rent high-end goods, announced Thursday the launch of an AI personal styling tool called Ella as part of its partnership with fashion retailers Revolve and FWRD.
• Top 5 Must-Have AI Tools for CRE 9.3.25
  • CRE is beginning to embrace the AI transformation that has been building for years. 
• EnvGPT: A Specialized AI Tool for Climate, Water, and Soil Science Challenges 9.1.25
  • Environmental science integrates diverse disciplines like ecology, hydrology, and climate science, requiring models that understand specialized jargon and heterogeneous data.
• August
• Janet Mandell expands luxury rental model with consignment service and AI try-on 8.29.25
  • In a rental market dominated by convenience and price, Janet Mandell has carved out a niche: a couture-level service paired with a circular fashion ethos.
• J.Crew’s New Campaign Looks a Lot Like AI Slop 8.29.25
  • It seems the AI model that shimmied her way into the pages of Vogue last month has referred her friends from the Uncanny Valley to J.Crew. 
• Mastercard AI Agent Pay Promotes Circular Fashion Growth 8.29.25
  • Mastercard leverages fintech to boost circular fashion, tapping AI and cryptocurrency in an evolving retail sector
• The call of a native frog is heard again in Southern California thanks to help from Mexico and AI 8.27.25
  • The red-legged frog is returning to Southern California thanks to help from Mexico, where eggs are being transported across the border to repopulate ponds. Scientists are using AI to analyze and monitor the frog populations. (AP Video: Julie Watson)
• Now We Have to Compete With AI Models? 8.25.25
  • From fillers to Facetune, women have been told to edit themselves into submission. With AI models, the message is louder than ever: Real will never be good enough.
• How Medical Superintelligence Is Revolutionizing the Future of Healthcare 8.25.25
• As AI becomes part of everyday life, it brings a hidden climate cost 8.22.25
  • Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and said it helped immensely with organizing her thoughts.
• Hollywood’s biggest AI debut? Las Vegas Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ 8.21.25
  • When “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere” opens off the Las Vegas Strip on Aug. 28, audiences will experience the 1939 film classic in a way its creators probably never thought possible.
• Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say 8.20.25
  • Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say
• Influencers have defences against an AI onslaught 8.20.25
  • Turns out there is in fact something less real than a TikTok or YouTube influencer’s carefully curated life: one that doesn’t exist at all.
• Responsive Elegance: AI’s Fashion Revolution 8.18.25
  • From Prada’s neural silhouettes to Hermès’ algorithmic resistance, a new aesthetic regime emerges—where beauty is no longer just crafted, but computed.
• Saks Fifth Avenue unveils new, AI-driven personalized homepage 8.15.25
  • Saks Global, the multibranded retailer that owns Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Maruc, and Bergdorf Goodman, has unveiled a new personalised homepage for Saks Fifth Avenue online and mobile app. 
• Climate Crunch: The power-sapping AI deepfake menace 8.14.25
  • Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was the latest target of an AI deepfake video that falsely showed him promoting cryptocurrencies. It’s not just a public menace—it has implications for the climate.
• STYLE: WILL AI BOTS TAKE OVER FASHION? 8.10.25
  • Men with perfectly sculpted bodies navigate the sandy dunes around Abu Dhabi. They wear linen co-ord sets, smouldering into the camera, with camels and a gorgeous black stallion forming the backdrop, blowing aesthetic clouds of sand into the air.
• A Closer Look at the Trump Administration’s Comprehensive Report on Digital Assets 8.8.25
  • On July 30, 2025, the Trump administration’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets issued its long-awaited report on digital assets, “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the Report).¹ The Report is the culmination of a mandate from President Donald Trump’s January 23, 2025, executive order on digital assets that established the working group and gave it 180 days to develop pro-innovation regulatory and legislative recommendations in the digital asset sector.
• Meta AI Meets African Fashion: Unveiling the First AI-Imagined Fashion Collection With I.N OFFICIAL at Africa Fashion Week London 8.7.25
  • We are proud to announce our collaboration with I.N Official for the unveiling of the first AI-imagined fashion collection at Africa Fashion Week London on Saturday 9th August, in a significant step to reshape the development and refinement of fashion. 
• Naomi Campbell-Backed AI-Powered Clothing Try-On Platform Now Worth $1.5 Billion 8.6.25
  • SpreeAI, the fashion tech startup redefining virtual shopping experiences, has reached a $1.5 billion valuation after a recent funding round led by The Davidson Group.
• Is AI Making Cher’s Closet a Reality? 8.5.25
  • Over the past year, ChatGPT has moonlighted as my therapist, personal assistant, and go-to source for decoding the drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Recently, it added a new role to its résumé: personal stylist.
• AI can future-proof infrastructure against natural disasters 8.5.25
  • AI has the potential to radically strengthen infrastructure systems. AI-powered digital twins enable planners to simulate climate scenarios and assess vulnerabilities.
• Introducing The Brain of Fashion 8.4.25
  • Today we’re unveiling BoF’s new generative AI tool, trained on our deep archive of trusted journalism and business intelligence, developed in partnership with Quilt.AI.
• The uproar over Vogue’s AI-generated ad isn’t just about fashion 8.3.25
  • Sarah Murray recalls the first time she saw an artificial model in fashion: It was 2023, and a beautiful young woman of color donned a Levi’s denim overall dress. Murray, a commercial model herself, said it made her feel sad and exhausted. 
• Alta Is the Smart Closet We Were Promised in Clueless 8.1.25
  • Track cost per wear and so much more with this AI-powered app.
• July
• U.N. leader calls on tech industry to run data centers on 100% renewable energy by 2030 7.30.25
  • Major tech firms should commit to fully powering data centers with renewable energy by 2030, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
• Her features are flawless. But this blonde, blue-eyed model in Vogue isn’t real 7.28.25
  • She has sleek blonde hair, a delicate nose and flawless features. But she is not real.
• ‘America’s AI Action Plan’ may spell trouble for the creative industries 7.24.25
  • “You can’t be expected to have a successful AI program when every single article, book or anything else that you’ve read or studied, you’re supposed to pay for… You just can’t do it because it’s not doable. And if you’re going to try and do that, you’re not going to have a successful program…”
• America’s Action Plan 7.23.25
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes the Export of American AI Technologies 7.23.25
  • PROMOTING THE EXPORT OF AMERICAN AI: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to support the American AI industry by promoting the export of full-stack American AI technology packages to allies and partners worldwide.
• Preserving Heritage While Innovating: How AI is Reshaping Design for a Sustainable Future 7.23.25
  • Generative AI is rapidly transforming creative industries, from art and fashion to architecture, forcing a rethink of how tradition and innovation can coexist.
• Tax on AI and crypto could fund climate action, says former Paris accords envoy 7.17.25
  • Laurence Tubiana urges governments to consider levies on energy-hungry technology
• From Source to Shelf: How AI Is Powering Sustainable Fashion
  • Discover how AI is transforming fashion’s journey from design to retail—driving sustainability, transparency, and smarter decision-making.
• Audacy Survey: Radio Can Help Fill AI’s “Trust Gap” 7.14.25
  • As Americans use AI research, study says radio and TV boost its recommendations
• ‘So deceptive’: Melbourne fashion brand called out over AI-generated models 7.12.25
  • Shoppers have called out a fashion brand for images used on their platform that some have labelled “deceptive”.
• The Future of Fashion Lies in AI and SaaS Driven Solutions 7.3.25
  • AI-powered SaaS platforms and decentralised networks are transforming sustainability in the fashion industry by enhancing supply chain transparency and automating carbon emissions tracking.
• June
• AI at the Tipping Point: Analysts See Data Centers at a Crossroads of Demand, Power, and Opportunity 6.27.25
  • The future of digital infrastructure may hinge not just on capacity, but on collaboration, capital, and geopolitical clarity. New reports from CBRE, Deloitte, and DLA Piper reveal a data center industry at a pivotal moment, where soaring AI demand, strained power grids, and shifting investor sentiment collide.
• FIT’S BEAUTY THINK TANK REVEALS THE DISRUPTIVE FORCES PAVING THE WAY FOR BEAUTY’S NEXT FRONTIER: THE MEDICALIZATION OF BEAUTY, AI, AND GENERATION “NEXT” 6.26.25
  • Today, graduate students from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s (FIT) prestigious master’s program in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management (CFMM)—widely recognized as the “Beauty Industry’s Think Tank”—unveiled strategic recommendations to address how brands and organizations can confidently navigate “Beauty’s Next Frontier.” 
• How AI and robot hives are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse in California 6.24.25
  • Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you’re getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators.
• Bay Area’s dominance in AI funding fuels real estate boom 6.19.25
  • The Bay Area continues to dominate venture capital funding for artificial intelligence, fueling office demand, according to a new report by real estate brokerage JLL.
• GOP squares off over AI ban 6.17.25
  • AI moratorium sparks GOP battle over states’ rights
• The AI Report 2025: Available Now 6.16.25
  • An updated look at how AI, generative and otherwise, is impacting fashion and beauty in 2025 – and what this means for software, skills, and more.
• May
• CEO warns AI could wipe out 1 in 2 white collar jobs in next five years 5.31.25
  • The head of one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence labs has warned the technology could eliminate half of all entry-level, white-collar jobs within the next five years. 
• NKU leads national effort to advance AI education with NSF grant 5.27.25
  • Northern Kentucky University is playing a pivotal role in a national initiative aimed at expanding artificial intelligence education thanks to a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. 
• AI thrives in creating fashion mood films and montage-style visuals—ideal for brand storytelling: Goafest 2025 5.23.25
  • On the final day of Goafest 2025 there was a session ‘How AI is Rewriting the Language of Visual Storytelling’. It featured a keynote by Vivek Anchalia, Founder & CEO, Amazing Indian Stories.
• When AI Meets Fashion: Join the Fashion Tech Forum at BEYOND Expo 2025 for a Deep Dive into Creativity
  • As artificial intelligence pushes the boundaries of creativity, sustainability reshapes the global supply chain, and virtual and physical realities blend more than ever, the fashion industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation.
• Union agri min to launch AI-based bollworm mgt 5.17.25
  • Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will inaugurate an artificial intelligence (AI) based system for the management of bollworm, a common pest that attacks cotton, a major crop of the region, on Sunday.
• Data-driven spuds: Farmevo’s Lense AI brings precision agriculture to potato fields 5.15.25
  • In an era defined by climate unpredictability, soil degradation, labor shortages, and mounting pressure for traceability and sustainability, precision agriculture technologies are not just luxuries—they are fast becoming necessities.
• Artificial Imagination: Can ChatGPT tell our stories? 5.13.25
  • In March, Sam Altman announced OpenAI has trained an artificial intelligence (AI) model that is particularly talented at creative writing — and posted a “metafictional” story written by this unreleased and unnamed model. 
• What Pope Leo XIV has said about climate change 5.9.25
  • The newly elected Pope Leo XIV could continue in his predecessor’s footsteps as the steward of the environment of the Catholic Church, according to environmental experts.
• Zalando uses AI to speed up marketing campaigns, cut costs 5.7.25
  • European online fashion retailer Zalando is using generative artificial intelligence to produce imagery faster for its app and website, it said on Wednesday, as AI shakes up the fashion industry and cuts costs.
• How AI is revolutionising size inclusivity in fashion 5.7.25
  • For far too long, the fashion industry has grappled with size inclusivity, relying on inconsistent sizing and limited options that leave many shoppers feeling excluded.
• AI-generated voice of former narrator Jim Fagan to be featured next NBA season, NBC Sports says 5.6.25
  • NBA fans’ viewing experience will look different later this year, but there will also be a touch of nostalgia.
• AI Artist Asks For Full DC Circuit Review of Copyright Ruling 5.5.25
  • Artist Stephen Thaler argues a DC Circuit panel erroneously denied reconsideration of his rejected copyright application for an AI-generated artwork because it lacked human authorship.
• AI prompting is an art form that will reshape creation 5.1.25
  • Who will be left behind by the AI revolution? Many industries are predicted to pivot towards autonomous workflows that will streamline some jobs out of existence. 
• April
• Scientists use AI to track rapid glacier loss in Arctic Norway 4.30.25
  • They found that the melt rate has accelerated in the past two decades.
• Governor Newsom deploys first-in-the-nation GenAI technologies to improve efficiency in state government 4.29.25
  • California continues to implement Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), today with Governor Newsom announcing the state has entered into three new agreements to utilize GenAI to reduce highway congestion, improve roadway safety, and enhance customer service in a state call center. 
• OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT search with shopping features 4.28.25
  • OpenAI is updating ChatGPT search, its web search tool in ChatGPT, to give users an improved online shopping experience, the company announced Monday.
• The true cost of AI romance:  A 4.5-fold increase in emissions in one year 4.28.25
  • Recall the scene from the film Her (2013) when Theodore meets his AI lover, Samantha, in the cloud and they embark on a romance through endless conversations. 
• The Godfather of AI is more worried than ever about the future of AI 4.28.25
  • Dr Geoffrey Hinton deserves credit for helping to build the foundation of virtually all neural-network-based generative AI we use today. 
• Reid Hoffman shares his daily AI habit that he says gives him a ‘lens’ on the tech’s future 4.26.25
  • Reid Hoffman has said he uses a specific tool daily to gain insight into how AI products could be “workers in the future.”
• What does it mean for OpenAI to go social? 4.24.25
  • AI has been the rallying cry of tech companies for the last two years. Nearly every internet-adjacent company is trying to fit it into their products.
• AI method can help brands save time and money in refining their advertising 4.23.25
  • VCU marketing analytics expert Cesar Zamudio and co-authors explore the high-tech creation of better visual elements.
• Gen Z grads say their college degrees were a waste of time and money as AI infiltrates the workplace 4.21.25
  • Four years of classes, thousands of dollars in tuition and one freshly minted diploma — all to be outdone by a chatbot.
• Grok AI has first-round mock draft that goes a little wild 4.21.25
  • It is draft week and everyone is giving final mock drafts and projections for what will happen in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday.
• Sports fans welcome AI when it enhances live game coverage, Hub survey 4.21.25
  • A new survey from Hub Entertainment Research indicates that a majority of sports fans who viewed Amazon Prime Video’s AI-enhanced “Prime Vision” feed during “Thursday Night Football” responded positively to the technology.
• AI holds promise in scientific research, but can’t substitute for humans, experts say 4.20.25
  • With the Trump administration making sweeping cuts to staff and research grants at science-related agencies, artificial intelligence could offer a tempting way to keep labs going, but scientists say there are limits to the technology’s uses.
• The ‘future will belong to journalists,’ says AI that wrote an entire Italian newspaper for a month 4.18.25
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) will complement the work of journalists and sometimes make it more ironic, according to the editor of an Italian newspaper that relied on a chatbot to produce all its content for a month. 
• AI Revolution in Fitness: Market Set to Hit $46.1 Billion by 2034 4.15.25
  • AI is revolutionising fitness & wellness, set to hit $46.1 Bn by 2034. Discover the key drivers behind this growth and the major players shaping the industry.
• Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report 4.10.25
  • The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’
• Israeli Scientists Develop AI To Predict Lightning-Triggered Wildfires With 90% Accuracy 4.3.25
  • Israeli scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system capable of accurately predicting wildfires sparked by lightning, a growing threat as climate change fuels more extreme weather. 
• Inside Amazon’s Race to Build the AI Industry’s Biggest Datacenters 4.2.25
  • Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.
• March
• Calling all fashion models … now AI is coming for you 3.30.25
  • As fashion brands create AI ‘twins’ with models’ permission, some believe this is just another form of exploitation
• Baltimore’s only Fortune 500 company has what every major AI company wants 3.19.25
  • Constellation Energy owns Calvert Cliffs in Southern Maryland and has a huge nuclear portfolio outside the state.
• Trump must “weigh in” on AI copyright debate and pressure “less innovative countries” on copyright rules, says OpenAI 3.14.25
  • OpenAI has asked Donald Trump to stand up for the fair use principle which it believes allows it to use existing content in its AI training without the permission of rightsholders. It also wants Trump to put pressure on countries where copyright rules restrict AI training, which will include the UK
• CERAWeek: Natural gas pitched as tonic for power-hungry AI 3.11.25
  • U.S. energy leaders kept the focus on fossil fuels and data centers as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy rattled markets.
• Medical AI tools are growing, but are they being tested properly? 3.7.25
  • Experts argue that current tests are distracting and new ones are needed
• February
• The geography of generative AI’s workforce impacts will likely differ from those of previous technologies 2.19.25
  • As the generative AI race heats up, it’s important to examine where in the U.S. the technology might boost or harm workers, or if place even matters. 
• 2024
• December
• What Sustainability Can Learn From the AI Story 12.23.24
  • AI and sustainability both are clear and present topics that need urgent attention.
• November
• Move over, Bitcoin: Blockchain, AI tech set to fuel carbon credit boom 11.26.24
  • If you aren’t paying much attention to carbon credits, a new report might make you change your mind.
• AI could help cities tackle climate change, but only if it solves ‘real problems’: NYC climate chief 11.26.24
  • “We don’t need AI or big data to tell us with much greater detail how screwed we are as a city or as a planet,” Rohit Aggarwala said at Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Summit last week.
• Why Are Women Less Likely to Use AI? 11.29.24
  • AI’s early adopters are disproportionately men, a disconnect that could exacerbate the gender pay gap.
• Deloitte Asks: How Can We Achieve ‘Green AI’? 11.22.24
  • A recent report from Deloitte Global explored the climate impacts of AI, highlighting a need to reduce the environmental footprint of this technology
• AI Meets Horticulture: How Smart Gardens Are Changing Plant Care
  • Imagine a garden where plants can tell you when they’re thirsty or need a trim. In a groundbreaking project, England’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is teaming up with Microsoft to unveil an intelligent garden that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to assist gardeners and engage visitors. 
• AI policy directions in the new Trump administration 11.14.24
  • President-elect Trump will be the first chief executive to enter office in the post-ChatGPT era. 
• AI in climate research: Detecting climate extremes 11.14.24
  • Climate extremes such as heat waves, heavy rainfall or droughts have far-reaching impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, water resources and human health.
• Feeding AI’s appetite: Who pays the price for power-hungry data centers? 11.7.24
  • Feeding artificial intelligence’s growing appetite for electricity is no small task. But it raises an important question: Who should pay for the infrastructure needed to keep these AI ventures afloat, and what happens when the tech giants behind them try to bypass the usual costs? 
• How Is AI Changing the Science of Prediction? 11.7.24
  • With lots of data, a strong model and statistical thinking, scientists can make predictions about all sorts of complex phenomena. Today, this practice is evolving to harness the power of machine learning and massive datasets. In this episode, co-host Steven Strogatz speaks with statistician Emmanuel Candès about black boxes, uncertainty and the power of inductive reasoning.
• 1 big thing: Trump win gives young AI a ticket to run wild 11.6.24
  • American voters have just decided — among many other things — that artificial intelligence will grow up in a permissive, anything-goes household, rather than under the guidance of stricter parents.
• Trump 2.0 to see significant changes on the AI landscape in the US 11.6.24
  • Donald Trump winning the US election, for another term, now dubbed Trump 2.0, is expected to see AI grow in leaps and bounds under his term.
• Headspace Launches Empathetic AI Companion ‘Ebb’ for Emotional Support 11.5.24
  • Headspace, the leading global mental health platform, announced the introduction of Ebb, an empathetic AI companion designed to assist users in navigating life’s emotional challenges. Integrated into the Headspace app, Ebb offers personalized, conversational support based on motivational interviewing techniques. 
• AI supports fashion’s climate goals but workers may be left behind 11.5.24
  • AI technology has also allowed the fashion supplier, which employs about 10,000 workers, to dismiss dozens of human quality inspectors, said managing director Fakir Kamruzzaman Nahid.
• 1 big thing: What AI knows about you 11.4.24
  • Most AI builders don’t say where they get the data they use to train their bots and models — but legally they’re required to say what they’re doing with their customers’ data.
• October
• 1 big thing: Election’s two roads for AI 10.31.24
• AI-driven shrimp counters boost accuracy, cut labor, optimize stocking and improve shrimp farm productivity by reducing feeding errors 10.29.24
  • Accurately quantifying shrimp populations has long been a challenge for land-based shrimp farms. Not knowing the exact number of shrimp can lead to overstocking, which in turn, results in poor growth, nutritional deficiencies, increased stress, disease susceptibility, and in the worst case, mortality and economic losses.
• Ecomondo 2024, Italy: AI, satellite data and advanced analytics to tackle the climate challenge
• Four Seasons Madrid cuts food waste by 30% with Winnow’s AI technology 10.28.24
  • In the heart of Spain’s vibrant capital, Four Seasons Madrid stands as a beacon of luxury and sustainability. 
• AI will add to the e-waste problem. Here’s what we can do about it. 10.28.24
  • Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total.
• Understanding AI Energy Consumption: Trends and Strategies for 2024 10.28.24
  • Curious about AI energy consumption in 2024? Explore key trends, challenges, and strategies for optimizing energy use in artificial intelligence systems.
• Tim Burton talks about his dread of AI as exhibition opens in London 10.24.24
  • The touring “The World of Tim Burton” exhibition is opening at London’s Design Museum exhibition just in time for Halloween, and while the Oscar-nominated director has given audiences all kinds of gothic ghosts and ghastly ghouls over the years, there’s one thing that really scares him right now: Artificial intelligence. 
• The US Needs a Better Energy Grid to Win the AI Arms Race 10.23.24
  • The longer we avoid reform, the further behind we’ll fall in AI innovation — and the more vulnerable we’ll be.
• What are the implications of AI-driven storytelling in children’s picture books on social-emotional learning? 10.23.24
  • AI-driven storytelling in children’s picture books has significant implications for social-emotional learning (SEL). 
• AI Becomes Real Estate’s New Landlord 10.21.24
  • With office spaces sitting empty and real estate markets in flux, artificial intelligence is transforming how buildings are managed and how investors forecast trends.
• C2C launches new product design standard 10.21.24
  • The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has launched a new product certification platform targeted at sustainable product design across a range of industries including fashion and textiles.
• How AI is revolutionizing Earth observation 10.21.24
  • Maps have captivated us throughout history. Mapping everything would be very confusing, so we are forced to choose certain aspects which reflect our values.
• Do emerging technologies have any business in arts and culture? 10.21.24
  • Technology has always had its place in the arts, Freya Salway head of the Google Arts and Culture Lab, reminds us as we explore how AI is influencing artistic expression.
• G42 report unveils the transformative impact of AI in sports 10.19.24
  • The report notes that AI will transform the future of sports entertainment with immersive content, emotionally attuned messaging and hyper-personalised experiences that will deepen engagement and leave fans eager for more.
• The 3 major decisions the next Congress must make about AI policy 10.18.24
  • Imagine: In a shocking turn of events following the November elections, the U.S. Congress has failed to enact crucial AI policy, leaving the rapidly evolving technology sector in regulatory limbo.
• Arbitration in the Age of AI: Insights Into How AI Will Revolutionise and Transform Legal Workflows in Arbitration 10.18.24
  • Over the past year, the TransPerfect team has attended numerous arbitration events, including International Disputes Weeks in Dublin and London to Arbitration Weeks in Perth, Paris, Toronto, and Hamburg. Across countless panels covering strategic, legal, and academic topics, one subject has consistently sparked the most debate: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Artificial intelligence is welcome term in production agriculture 10.18.24
  • Artificial intelligence is a buzzword in many industries today and that includes agriculture.
• US Treasury Taps AI to Catch Criminals Stealing $4 Billion of Your Taxes 10.17.24
  • The feds accelerate fraud detection with machine learning, catching up to similar techniques already in use by leading banks and credit cards.
• will.i.am Introduces His Female Robot 10.14.24
• Leveraging AI To Enhance Pro Bono Legal Services: A New Era Of Access To Justice 10.14.24
  • Access to justice (A2J) has long been a nationwide crisis in the U.S. The gap between those who need legal services and those who can afford them is vast, and this disparity has only widened in recent years. 
• In a Historic First, Wimbledon Will Integrate AI Technology to Replace 300 Line Judges From 2025 10.11.24
  • In a historic move, the most prestigious Tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon will replace the line judges with an AI integrated technology to add a modern touch to the oldest Grand Slam of all time. 
• AI-powered robot looks to perfect cannabis grows 10.10.24
  • Automation and artificial intelligence have garnered quiet a following across industries in recent years – and cannabis is no exception.
• Gartner Predicts 80% of AI Workforce Will Need Upskilling by 2027 10.9.24
  • AI developer platforms can help organizations support software engineers and build capabilities more efficiently
• ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton just won a Nobel even though he’s now scared of AI 10.8.24
  • A prize for Hinton’s foundational AI work
• September
• Top 100 Promising AI Startups in 2024 9.29.24
  • In 2024, groundbreaking AI startups are revolutionizing industries from healthcare to finance, setting new standards for innovation
• Can We Trust Robot Lawyers? Assessing AI Reliability in Contract Management 9.26.24
  • Picture this: You’re faced with a towering stack of contracts, each one thicker than your favorite novel. Your eyes are already getting tired just thinking about reading through them all. Then, like magic, an AI system offers to do it for you in a fraction of the time. Sounds too good to be true, right?
• AI Startup Runway Says It’s Giving Filmmakers up to $1 Million if They Use Artificial Intelligence to Make Their Movies (EXCLUSIVE) 9.26.24
  • Runway, the generative AI company that recently inked a first-of-its-kind deal with Lionsgate, will dole out grants of up to $1 million to filmmakers working on AI-powered projects.
• $1,000,000 Klick Prize Continues to Showcase Game-Changing AI Ideas for Life Sciences 9.25.24
  • Winning round two ideas from Klick Health team members range from an AI-powered branded message development tool to an AI + gaming-engine-based patient experience model; contest highlights agency’s people-first culture and commitment to diversity of thought
• Shocker: A Robot Lawyer Chatbot Isn’t as Good as the Real Thing 9.25.24
  • The FTC cracks down on companies it says are overhyping their AI technologies. That includes robot lawyer service DoNotPay, which will (ironically) be forced to pay a $193,000 fine.
• 19 Major Impacts AI Is Having On The Healthcare Industry 9.19.24
  • Artificial intelligence has had a significant impact on the healthcare industry, specifically in the ways businesses and providers operate and deliver care.
• Water-challenged state uses AI, satellites to find leaks 9.18.24
  • New Mexico will use artificial intelligence to monitor satellite images to identify leaks before they become major problems.
• How is artificial intelligence reshaping the mortgage sector? 9.16.24
  • Matt Lowndes, innovation director at Mortgage Advice Bureau, provides insight on how AI can further enhance the broker and customer experience. 
• Miners ditch Bitcoin for AI as energy costs surge 9.15
  • Bitcoin miners are bailing on the crypto grind, switching gears to artificial intelligence (AI) as rising energy costs make it harder to turn a profit.
• Students tend to rely on AI rather than learn from it, study finds 9.12.24
  • A recent study explored how students respond to AI-powered assistance in the context of peer feedback and its impact on their ability to self-regulate their learning.
• The price of AI creator tools is on the rise, but will consumers pay for them? 9.12.24
  • AI has provided a significant engagement opportunity for creator companies. It has enabled creative platforms to market a raft of new features to consumers on top of what they already offered, whether that is creator-focused platforms like Canva and Adobe Express or social video platforms such as YouTube and TikTok.
• LA Tech Week To Host Generative AI Short Film Competition Via FBRC.AI & Amazon Web Services 9.11.24
  • A generative AI film competition is coming to LA Tech Week next month, and submissions are now open to join.
• Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers 9.9.24
  • Research suggest data centers will emit 2.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas by 2030
• Mastercard launches Crypto Card Enabling Users to Spend in 100 million European Merchants 9.5.24
  • Mastercard partners with Mercuryo to launch a euro-denominated crypto debit card
• August
• AI Propaganda:  The Circularity of the Singularity 8.31.24
  • If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it….We are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.
• Sony Pictures and Music to Help Launch Incubator for Web3 Push 8.27.24
  • The company wants to “catalyze ecosystem growth and accelerate adoption by leveraging its vast global reach and technological expertise across entertainment, gaming, and consumer electronics.”
• Is it time to retire the ‘AI’ brand to bolster adoption among video creators? 8.23.24
  • AI tools have put the video creator economy in sharp focus over recent months. AI video generators like Runway and OpenAI’s Sora have provided a tangible example of not just AI’s capability in video, but its transformative impact more generally.
• AI can now detect if athletes are doping with remarkable accuracy 8.22.24
  • A newly developed software could play a crucial role in addressing doping concerns in future competitions, such as the Olympics.
• Mango AI Fashion Model Goes Viral 8.22.24
  • Spanish fashion brand Mango has launched a new campaign with an AI model featuring their teen designs. This is the first campaign of its type.
• Female-led construction startup Trunk Tools picks up $20M to unveil AI scheduling agent 8.22.24
  • Trunk Tools, an  AI platform disrupting the $13 trillion construction industry, has picked up $20 million in Series A funding. 
• California Announces $250M Partnership to Support Local Journalism and AI Innovation 8.21.24
  • On Thursday, August 21, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) announced the establishment of a first-in-the-nation partnership between the State, news publishers, major tech companies and philanthropy. 
• Kamala Harris Advisor Says VP Open to Crypto: Bloomberg 8.21.24
  • A senior campaign advisor cited the need for rules for “that sort of industry,” but the statement was hailed as a breakthrough.
• Top U.S. lawmakers will change the meaning of “money” for crypto 8.19.24
  • The meaning of “money” in the U.S. is about to get a serious makeover, and this isn’t just some bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo.
• California committee advances AI regulation bill 8.17.24
  • The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee voted in favor of SB 1047, a proposed law aimed at regulating the AI industry. The bill, officially known as the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, focuses on the creators of “frontier” AI models, which are those that cost at least $100 million to train.
• Why Your Retirement Likely Will Include An AI Humanoid Robot 8.16.24
  • Imagine this: You’re retired, lounging in your favorite chair, feet up, sipping something chilled as the sun sets. Your home is clean, everything is organized, the laundry is neatly folded, the trash has been put out for tomorrow’s pickup, and to make the day even better, you can smell your favorite meal being prepared.
• Studio execs tell Georgia lawmakers that AI could play starring role in movie production 8.15.24
  • Georgia can be seen across the silver screen, portraying locales from “Stranger Things’” Hawkins, Indiana, to Wakanda, home of Marvel’s Black Panther.
• How IP attorneys can use AI to boost their careers 8.15.24
  • Both in-house attorneys and outside counsel have reason to embrace generative AI but its impact on their work will be different.
• Los Angeles gets first taste of autonomous robot delivery with Shake Shack, Serve 8.14.24
  • Serve Robotics plans to place as many as 2,000 AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots on the Uber platform by 2025.
• Eco-Friendly Delivery Robots Gain Consumer Favor 8.13.24
  • The smaller carbon footprint, or wheel print, of automatic delivery robots can encourage consumers to use them when ordering food, according to a Washington State University study.
• U.S. DOT Awards $2.4 Million to 12 Small Businesses for the Complete Streets Artificial Intelligence Initiative 8.13.24
  • Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it intends to award a total of $2.4 million in contracts to twelve (12) American small businesses from across the country to leverage advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve transportation. 
• AI changing world of art, artistes need training to adapt to changes: Shabana Azmi 8.13.24
• Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda says it’s okay if we end up marrying AI chatbots 8.12.24
  • The head of chatbot maker Replika discusses the role AI will play in the future of human relationships.
• Hollywood icons of the past take new star turn, with celebrity estates cashing in on AI voice cloning deals 8.11.24
  • Celebrity estates are signing AI voice licensing deals, allowing audio of Hollywood icons to be cloned and offered as narrators in reading apps.
• AI and Bitcoin mining: A symbiotic relationship for the digital age 8.10.24
  • The intersection of Bitcoin mining and AI data centers sparks energy efficiency innovations and economic potential.
• How A.I. Is Transforming Sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics 8.8.24
  • A chatbot developed by Paris-based Mistral AI helps athletes get quick answers on social media guidelines and anti-doping rules.
• Do fashion buyers want help from AI? 8.8.24
  • WGSN launched an AI-driven trends prediction platform meant to guide buying decisions. But at what point does tech impede on the art of curation?
• AI raises billing questions for US lawyers 8.8.24
  • A task force on artificial intelligence (AI) set up by the American Bar Association (ABA) has warned lawyers that profiting from time savings made by the technology may be in breach of its rules.
• AI projects to boost infrastructure given Government funding 8.7.24
  • Nearly 100 firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help boost productivity have been awarded Government funding to boost their projects.
• Taco Bell to expand AI in drive-thrus. What to know before placing your next order 8.6.24
  • The next time you make a Taco Bell run, a computer — not a person — may take your order.
• Hollywood’s Divide on Artificial Intelligence Is Only Growing 8.6.24
  • While unions aim to establish guardrails and artists are going to court, studios are looking to use AI tools more often in production.
• AI’s Fashion Industry Impact Explored in ‘The Zebras,’ IFFM-Bound Indian Indie Film Secures U.S. Distribution (EXCLUSIVE) 8.6.24
  • “The Zebras: Dark Start” an Indian indie film examining the profound effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the fashion industry, has secured U.S. distribution through Double Exposure.
• AI in Accounting: The Future Is Here 8.6.24
  • With more efficient operations, accountants can now dedicate more energy to strategic planning and providing high-value advisory services to clients.
• How will AI change architecture? A sweeping transformation or something more subtle? 8.5.24
  • Will artificial intelligence turn architecture into an industrialised process resembling car manufacture, or will it simply aid architects’ individual creative skills? Tomas Millar looks at the insights of the latest tranche of the RIBA Horizons future-scanning programme
• An influencer’s AI clone started offering fans ‘mind-blowing sexual experiences’ without her knowledge 8.1.24
  • Caryn Marjorie is a social media influencer whose content has more than a billion views per month on Snapchat
• ‘Dirty Pop’ docuseries uses AI to re-create NSync, Backstreet Boys manager Lou Pearlman. Viewers are not fans. 8.1.24
  • The Netflix series investigates the mogul’s rise and fall managing popular ’90s boy bands.
• July
• Olympic sprinter Zoe Hobbs gets AI boost 7.29.24
  • “We’re not at the stage of Zoe’s career where we’re flipping over big rocks. It’s now, ‘Where can we find hundredths of a second to make the final?’”
• $2.4M federal grant boosts UH’s AI-driven farm irrigation system 7.28.24
  • A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa-led project using artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize farming irrigation practices has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Tel Aviv researchers enable artificial speech for paralyzed patients using thought power 7.28.24
  • Imagine speaking without using your mouth. Tel Aviv University researchers have made this possible for paralyzed individuals through a groundbreaking technology, turning thoughts into words.
• Transition from solo acts to a complete symphony with ai 7.17.24
  • Artificial intelligence is surging in adoption, bringing multiple AI-first workflows.
• AI is already straining electricity systems – and we’re just at the beginning 7.29.24
  • Insert the prompt and the computer will make you wait for a few seconds. Sentences start spitting across the screen; a selection of images appears, smooth and vibrant, perhaps uncanny. 
• AI Applications In Farming: How Technology Can Help Solve Hunger 7.25.24
  • Artificial intelligence is helping businesses in multiple industries streamline processes, make better decisions, boost productivity and more. But there’s no industry in which AI’s capabilities could have a bigger potential impact than the global agriculture sector.
• Why Colin Kaepernick Is Starting an AI Company 7.24.24
  • When NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he soon found himself out of a job, eventually moving onto other ventures in media and entertainment. Today, he’s entering the AI industry by launching a project he says he hopes will allow others to bypass “gatekeeping:” an artificial intelligence platform called Lumi.
• This Week in AI: How Kamala Harris might regulate AI 7.24.24
  • Last Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he no longer plans to seek reelection, instead offering his “full endorsement” of VP Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee; in the days following, Harris secured support from the Democratic delegate majority.
• Tech Experts Detail 12 Ways Pop Culture Misrepresents AI’s Abilities 7.23.24
  • Artificial intelligence isn’t new to the industrial world—or to the realm of pop culture.
• What You Need to Know About Kamala Harris’s Views on AI and Regulating Big Tech 7.22.24
  • Big tech, AI, climate change, crypto–here’s how the vice president has addressed these buzzy, world-changing tech issues over her long political career.
• The Role of AI in Ensuring Compliance with Environmental Laws
  • Learn how AI is transforming compliance with environmental laws by improving monitoring, detecting violations, and ensuring regulatory adherence.
• Democrats Have Chance to Regain Crypto Vote as Biden Bows Out, Experts say 7.21.24
  • The new Democratic nominee, yet to be decided, is being urged to recognize crypto as a technology for economic and geopolitical strength.
• Top 8 AI Tools for Legal Professionals ✩
  • These tools offer assistance in the research process, analysing lengthy legal documents, simplifying terminology, automating drafting and so on.
• Will AI Ever Have Common Sense? 7.18.24
  • Common sense has been viewed as one of the hardest challenges in AI. That said, ChatGPT4 has acquired what some believe is an impressive sense of humanity. How is this possible? Listen to this week’s “The Joy of Why” with co-host Steven Strogatz.
• Why Architects Need Philosophy to Guide the AI Design Revolution 7.18.24
  • Architecture in the age of AI—argues professor Nayef Al-Rodhan—should embed philosophical inquiry in its transdisciplinary toolkit.
• You can now ask Salvador Dali questions (sort of), as part of an AI installation 7.18.24
  • The surrealist artist Salvador Dali was known for art featuring melting clocks, bizarre landscapes and dreamlike imagery. 
• AI may be able to predict droughts a year in advance 7.17.24
  • Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Sber have proposed deep learning models that predict droughts using climate data.
• How AI Is Changing the Face of Sustainability 7.17.24
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence) has rapidly grown to dominate the headlines over the past 12 months, proving one of the most topical evolving technologies. 
• Top 10 AI Tools for Finance and Accounting in 2024 ✩
  • These tools offer accounting solutions, automate payable processes, categorise transactions, and provide a more efficient way of accounting.
• AI Video of Hollywood Stars Embracing Their Younger Selves Goes Viral; The Internet Is In Awe 7.17.24
  • A heartwarming video created using artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the internet by storm, captivating viewers worldwide.
• AI Knows Best? Tinder Wants You to Let AI Pick the Best Profile Photos 7.17.24
  • Tinder’s new Photo Selector tool uses AI to find the most appealing pictures for your profile.
• ‘Sunny’ Star Rashida Jones Isn’t Afraid to Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence — ‘but I Could Be’ 7.16.24
  • Speaking with IndieWire about creator Katie Robbins’ new sci-fi series for Apple TV+, the executive producer and actress reflected on the state of TV, robots, and the humanity in-between.
• How One Author Enlists AI to Explore ‘Chaos Magick’ 7.14.24
  • Alley Wurds discusses AI’s impact on consciousness and transhumanism, enlisting ChatGPT to explore rituals and philosophy.
• Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease 7.13.24
  • Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease.
• Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease 7.13.24
  • Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease.
• What is AI? How will it be used in greenhouses, indoor farms and commercial horticulture? 7.12.24
  • The term “AI” or artificial intelligence is increasingly being discussed in all facets of life.  This is true for commercial horticulture as well.
• This South Korean beauty brand uses AI and robots for the perfect foundation match 7.11.24
  •  AmorePacific said it uses AI to recommend the best choices for a customer from 205 different skin foundations or 366 different lip product colors.
• What if Artificial Intelligence Replaces Human Therapists? 7.11.24
  • There’s a rush to use AI for therapy, but is it wise?
• The first Miss AI has been crowned — and she’s a Moroccan lifestyle influencer 7.11.24
  • After judges of the world’s first AI beauty pageant unveiled 10 finalists last month, the inaugural Miss AI has now been crowned.
• Washington Post launches ‘experimental’ AI-powered chatbot to answer questions on climate change 7.11.24
  • The US publication launched a chatbot as a way for readers to interact in a different way with its content.
• Putting a Spotlight… 7.11.24
  • The submission calls for stringent regulation of AI…
• NC State robot works to advance artificial intelligence in agriculture 7.10.24
  • Slowly, but surely, a robot named BenchBot 3.0 is making moves at NC State, passing repeatedly over 500 pots of different plant species for artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize.
• AI At The Edge Empowers The Future Of Electric Grid Modernization 7.9.24
  • Discover how future substations will boost efficiency, manage renewables, automate distribution, and enhance service using data analytics, ML, and AI—all while securing the grid.
• This AI movie camera transforms films into whatever you can imagine 7.9.24
  • CMR-M1’s AI-powered lens makes movie magic
• How AI’s Insatiable Energy Demands Jeopardize Big Tech’s Climate Goals 7.8.24
  • Companies are struggling to meet their needs with sustainable sources.
• Fashion Gets a Generative AI Makeover 7.7.24
  • Generative AI has the potential to boost the fashion industry’s profits by $150 billion to $275 billion by 2030.
• AI’s Energy Demand Sparks U.S. Electricity Crisis 7.6.24
  • Doug McIntyre, editor-in-chief of Climate Crisis 247, highlights the looming energy crisis driven by AI’s massive electricity consumption.
• 1 big thing: Fear of AI has a cost 7.5.24
  • Miriam Vogel — president and CEO of EqualAI — believes that the only thing we have to fear about AI is the fear of AI itself.
• White House Creator Economy Conference
  • This event will be hosted at the White House and will convene a leading group of digital creators and industry professionals to discuss the most pressing issues within the creator economy today.
• AI can transform global food security and climate action 7.1.24
  • United Nations Under-Secretary-General and AI expert Tshilidzi Marwala writes for Context ahead of the Bonn AI and Climate Expert Meeting.
• Running AI in the Field Could Boost Farming: Study 7.1.24
  • Edge AI, in agricultural equipment or sensors, has great potential to address future food needs.
• AI Agriculture Breakthrough: RhizoNet Ushers in a New Era of Farming 7.1.24
  • The specter of climate change, marked by escalating extreme weather events and rising temperatures, casts a long shadow over global food security. 
• June
• Wimbledon 2024: Can AI bring fans closer to the sporting action? 6.30.24
  • The use of artificial intelligence in sports is changing things on the field—semi-automated offside technology and data from a connected football, to name a couple—and off as well.
• AI tool ‘SuperAnimal’ can accurately analyze animal behavior 6.29.24
  • SuperAnimal, a revolutionary deep learning model, has been developed to detect animal motion across various species and environments.
• A mass coral bleaching is underway. Here’s how machine learning can help 6.29.24
  • In the long run, the only ways to stop coral die-offs and protect reef habitats that support so much sea life are limiting water pollution and curbing climate change.
• White House to expand its influencer engagement efforts with first-ever Creator Economy Conference 6.28.24
  • The Biden administration hopes the effort will attract young voters.
• Policy Brief: As Wildfires Grow More Intense, AI Could be the Next Great Tool for Oregon’s Firefighters 6.28.24
  • Dr. Douglas Toomey, who leads the Oregon Hazards Lab, writes about an AI tool that could make it easier to detect and combat wildfires.
• Five Ways Local AI Ecosystems Can Foster Climate Action 6.27.24
  • Exploring how AI ecosystems in developing countries can innovate for climate action.
• From Wimbledon to Fenway, AI is infiltrating sports 6.27.24
  • “This park is almost like a blinking ecosystem of lights, full of tech that really needs to be working day in day out,” Red Sox tech exec tells IT Brew.
• AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says 6.27.24
  • Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentres
• AI-generated Al Michaels to provide daily recaps during 2024 Summer Olympics 6.27.24
  • AI voice clone will narrate daily Olympics video recaps; critics call it a “code-generated ghoul.”
• AI could strain Texas power grid this summer 6.25.24
  • Power grid anxiety is nothing new in Texas. But a surge in artificial intelligence data centers is posing a new challenge to an already fragile energy system.
• Mercedes F1: AI is going to play a big role in our sport’s future 6.24.24
  • What role will AI play in the future of Formula 1? We hear from Mercedes F1
• AI to drive financial industry profits to $2 trillion by 2028 6.22.24
  • According to a Citi report, AI could boost global banking, helping boost profits by 9% or $170 billion from just over $1.8 trillion to close to $2 trillion. AI is expected to be the General-Purpose Technology (GPT) of the 2020s-2030s and will revolutionize finance by changing operations and security and creating new concepts of intellectual property protection worldwide. 
• Introducing RhizoNet: AI-driven Plant Root Analysis 6.24.24
  • In a world striving for sustainability, understanding roots—the dynamic interface between plant and soil—is crucial. 
• UNICEF invests $400,000 in blockchain, Web3 and AI in developing countries 6.20.24
  • The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced a $400,000 fund for promising startups building around blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) but with a focus on developing economies.
• AI can help forecast toxic ‘blue-green tides’ 6.20.24
  • A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists plan to use artificial intelligence modeling to forecast, and better understand, a growing threat to water caused by toxic algal blooms.
• Meet the AI Wingman That Helps Dudes Get Dates 6.20.24
  • A burgeoning industry teaching men how to talk to women is taking off worldwide. What hath tech wrought?
• AI Power Consumption: Rapidly Becoming Mission-Critical 6.20.24
  • Big Tech is spending tens of billions quarterly on AI accelerators, which has led to an exponential increase in power consumption.
• The first film written by AI has arrived – and Hollywood is terrified 6.19.24
  • The ChatGPT-generated drama The Last Screenwriter won’t win any Oscars. But why are cinemas afraid to show it?
• 5 Things Your Digital Twin Can Do On Your Behalf 6.18.24
  • This isn’t science fiction anymore. It’s just science. Digital twins are being created and they can do things for you. By cloning your face, knowledge, ethos, preferences and even body shape, your AI replica can carry out tasks that previously had to be you. 
• Study proposes roadmap for integrating edge AI into farming 6.18.24
  • The rise of advanced artificial intelligence (edge AI) could well mark the beginning of a new era for sustainable agriculture. 
• Hollywood’s Worst Nightmare: Showrunner is an AI App That Creates Shows For You 6.14.24
  • Just a year or so ago, generative AI was a relatively new concept that most of us were struggling to grasp.
• AI’s coming inverted pyramid moment for journalism 6.13.24
  • Technology has long had an effect on copy, starting with a staple of journalism that feels engrained in the nature of news itself.
• Support for European and Israeli startups working on AI and climate solutions 6.11.24
  • Startups are shaping the future of technology. Across Europe and Israel, entrepreneurs are doing fantastic work at the forefront of innovation: striving to solve some of the most critical issues facing our world. 
• Commercial Real Estate: The Impact of AI and Climate Change 6.10.24
  • Rewind to mid-autumn 2022, the Paris Agreement’s Rulebook was signed and completed at COP 26 in Glasgow and the world saw a monumental shift forwards in the commitment to reducing our emissions. 
• The AI Effect: Green Product Design Sees Sharp Increase
  • Good news for people concerned about the planet. Today’s resourceful industrial designers and engineers are utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to develop quality products and limit environmental impacts. 
• When art meets AI: Israel’s journey into generative art 6.9.24
• Europe Leverages AI for Climate Action and Sustainable Development 6.8.24
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining global geopolitics as nations vie for supremacy in the industry, which not only offers unparalleled economic power but also reigns over significant job creation.
• F1 teams harnessing AI for speed and strategy 6.7.24
  • Formula One has a generative AI-designed trophy at the Canadian Grand Prix but, novelty and sponsorship aside, the importance of artificial intelligence for speed and strategy is growing stronger all the time.
• Using AI for Political Polling 6.7.24
  • Will AI-assisted polls soon replace more traditional techniques?
• The Women of AI 6.6.24
  • In 2023, AI Magazine listed their top 10 chief AI officers. Only three were women. Indeed, most of the AI news today focuses on people like Sam Altman, Elon Musk, or the top execs at the largest tech companies – almost exclusively male. 
• Big Tech Launches Campaign to Defend AI Use 6.6.24
  • Chamber of Progress, in a campaign called “Generate and Create,” says it will showcase “how AI lowers barriers for producing art.”
• AI – Environmental Friend or Foe? 6.6.24
  • Recently, there’s been much discussion about the potential benefits that artificial intelligence can bring to climate change regulation. 
• AI Siphons Copper Supplies Needed for Green Transition 6.6.24
  • Electrification continues to drive demand for the red-gold metal, but the focus is shifting from EVs to the data centers needed to power artificial intelligence.
• Five ways artificial intelligence can improve your dating life 6.6.24
  • Artificial intelligence is going to transform how we date.
• For Autistic People, AI Companions Offer Promise and Risks 6.5.24
  • AI apps can help autistic people practice social skills. But algorithms are no substitute for human relationships, experts say
• On the sustainability of AI: Why measuring digital carbon emissions is key to a greener future 6.4.24
  • Digital carbon emissions from online activities, including the use of AI tools, contribute to 3.7 per cent of GHG emissions
• Can AI defeat climate misinformation? 6.4.24
  • Human fact-checkers can’t keep up with the spread of false information on social media. But maybe artificial intelligence can.
• Generative AI is expected to drive up energy use at Arizona data centers 6.4.24
  • Artificial intelligence is having a moment — but it’s going to need an astounding amount of energy to thrive.
• AI-driven weather balloons hope to make weather forecasts more accurate 6.3.24
  • CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss how startups are working to help weather forecasts be more accurate.
• AI goes underwater: Transforming coral reef conservation with cutting-edge image analysis 6.3.24
  • Coral reefs, nurturing hubs of marine biodiversity, are grappling with mounting threats from environmental shifts.
• May
• Gavin Newsom warns against perils of over-regulating AI 5.29.24
  • Gov. Gavin Newsom warned on Wednesday against stifling the burgeoning artificial intelligence sector, sending a signal to Democratic lawmakers who are advancing dozens of AI bills in the state Legislature.
• Lobbyists for AI-related issues surged in 2023: Report 5.29.24
  • The number of lobbyists working on issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) surged in 2023 compared to the previous four years as the federal government considered AI regulation, according to a report released by the advocacy group Public Citizen on Wednesday.
• Montreal-based startup gets $850,000 to protect whales with artificial intelligence 5.29.24
  • The federal Fisheries Department is giving $850,000 to a Montreal-based startup that has developed artificial intelligence technology to protect whales and other marine life from ship strikes.
• Generative AI Tools Are Increasing Efficiency in Marketing, Reports 5.26.24
• How Does This New AI Model Set the Benchmark for Cancer Diagnostics? 5.25.24
  • In a recent study, researchers developed and evaluated an AI-based pathology model called Prov-GigaPath. According to the researchers, this is the first whole-slide pathology foundation model for diagnosing cancer cells trained on large data sets from real-world cases.
• AI in agriculture: Advancing crops, insect protection and climate change forecasts 5.24.24
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) advocates say the technology can drive an “agricultural revolution” at a time when climate change and the rising human population weighs heavily on crops and F&B supply chains.
• AI for Good: Powering the Path to Sustainable Development
  • When you think of AI, sustainability may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But with rapid advances in technology, AI is poised to play a major role in the future of our economy, health, and environment.
• Here’s how AI can make fast fashion more sustainable (and profitable) 5.22.24
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the environmentally harmful fast fashion industry through data-driven modelling, according to new research published in Industrial Marketing Management.
• This Crypto Startup Says You Can Earn Rewards By Training Its AI 5.21.24
  • FLock says community engagement and user-generated “quality data” will help decentralized AI compete with big tech.
• HOW CLOSE IS AI TO HUMAN-LEVEL ABILITIES? HOW FAR HAVE WE COME? 5.19.24
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world at an astonishing speed. According to its promise, intelligent machines will perform all tasks more effectively and economically than people.
• Behind the Scenes: Tech Giants Innovate for More Sustainable AI Data Centers 5.16.24
  • Across the globe, the artificial intelligence (AI) data center revolution is already underway and rapidly gaining momentum.
• Loyola University mixed-use building cuts HVAC costs and emissions 10% with AI-driven algorithm 5.13.24
  • Deploying BrainBox AI’s technology also cut carbon emissions by 15% during periods of renewable energy curtailment on the grid when used in conjunction with WattTime, according to a case study.
• Future-proofing agriculture: UK researchers tap into AI and robotics for climate-resilient crops 5.10.24
  • Scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to monitor plants and pinpoint precise changes in photosynthesis to grow climate-resilient crops that they say will help grow “tomorrow’s atmosphere today.”
• Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications 5.10.24
  • Artificial intelligence isn’t reserved only for chatbots and autonomous vehicles; it’s also increasingly important in various other fields, like orthopedics, particularly for knee and hip replacement surgeries.
• Runway’s LA film festival marked an inflection point for AI movies 5.9.24
  • The 2nd Annual International AI Film Festival (AIFF), which took place in Downtown Los Angeles on May 1st, marked a pivotal moment for generative AI’s Hollywood integration. 
• Carbon Robotics to Help Revolutionize Farming with AI, Using Investment from NVentures 5.7,24
  • Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered farming, today announced that it has received an investment from NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm. 
• Oregon researchers use AI to study threatened coastal seabirds 5.6.24
  • Machine learning algorithms are helping researchers detect the calls of marbled murrelets among millions of hours of audio recordings collected from Oregon and Washington forests.
• OpenAI Brings Custom Tech to This Year’s Met Gala Exhibition 5.6.24
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art is tapping OpenAI to bring generative artificial intelligence into its annual spring Costume Institute exhibition, whose opening is marked by Monday’s Met Gala. 
• From the environment to AI: Disruptive forces in the food and beverage industry 5.3.24
  • The past decade has seen seismic shifts in the economic, environmental, political and technological landscapes. But how are these and other influences affecting the food and beverage industry?
• AI REVOLUTIONIZING AGRICULTURE PRICING 5.5.24
  • Stakeholders seeking a permanent fix to the volatility trend in agricultural production are resorting to AI for ideas.
• AI In Orthopedic Surgery: How Leveraging AI Could Improve Surgical Outcomes 5.2.24
  • Artificial intelligence isn’t reserved only for chatbots and autonomous vehicles; it’s also increasingly important in various other fields, like orthopedics, particularly for knee and hip replacement surgeries.
• Danti’s natural language search engine for Earth data soars with $5M in new funding 5.2.24
  • Danti, an artificial intelligence company building a superpower search engine for Earth data, has brought on prominent defensive tech investor Shield Capital as it looks to scale its technology for government customers.
• April
• THE HEAVY CLIMATE COST OF AI GOES BEYOND MERE AIR—IT DEMANDS MORE 4.28,24
  • There is a darker side to artificial intelligence that is often discussed but less cared for, and that is none other than its climate cost.
• CLUBS CAN MAKE BIG MONEY AS AI IS RESHAPING SPORTS 4.20.24
  • When evaluating sports clubs, there is a lot to take into consideration.
• Documentary Producers Set Best Practices for Generative-AI Use in Film 4.17.24
  • The Archival Producers Alliance believes documentary filmmakers should value primary source material above anything generated by AI.
• Schiff unveils AI training transparency measure 4.9.24
  • Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would require companies using copyrighted material to train their generative artificial intelligence models to publicly disclose all of the work that they used to do so.
• March
• AI-GENERATED INFLUENCERS REDEFINE ENGAGEMENT, SPARKING NEW TRENDS IN SOCIAL MEDIA 3.30.24
  • AI-generated influencers are catching up and taking over, transforming social media by challenging humanized interaction and online content consumption. 
• Qatar Airways launches first AI flight attendant Sama 2.0 3.28.24
  • Sama interacts with passengers in real-time, providing information and is accessible through Qatar Airways’ digital platform and mobile app.
• RAD AI: How AI Can Be Used as a Creative Tool and Not an Artist Replacement 3.26.24
  • Here’s how companies could embrace AI-driven social media strategies and for scaling brand awareness
• AI DATING APP UNVEILED BY TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT SPARKS ROMANCE IN THE CITY 3.23.24
  • In a bid to address the declining rates of marriages and births, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to launch a pioneering artificial intelligence-powered dating application, slated for release as early as this spring. 
• AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions 3.21.24
  • Water is needed for development, production and consumption, yet we are overusing and polluting an unsubstitutable resource and system.
• MIA AI TOOL SPOTLIGHTS EARLY SIGNS OF BREAST CANCER MISSED BY DOCTORS 3.21.24
  • AI tool named Mia has demonstrated its prowess in detecting subtle signs of breast cancer that eluded human radiologists.
• STUDY REVEALS AI’S PROMISE IN MONITORING FARM CARBON FOOTPRINT 3.21.24
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) could prove to be a game-changer in the fight against climate change, particularly in tracking farm emissions, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota.
• AI Steps Up in the Fight Against Youth Perfectionism 3.19.24
  • Scientists are pioneering research into combating perfectionism in young people through artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Perfectionism (CBT-P).
• INNOVATIVE AI PIN OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO SCREEN-FREE MOBILE INTERACTION 3.17.24
  • Humane, a tech company founded by former Apple executives Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, has revealed its latest innovation to transform how we interact with technology: the Ai Pin.
• How AI is clearing the waters in urban rivers 3.14.24
  • Researchers have developed a new machine learning system to improve the accuracy and efficiency of sewer-river system models.
• AI girlfriends are 7 times more popular than AI boyfriends 3.14.24
  • AI girlfriends are seven times more popular than AI boyfriends, according to an analysis from App Radar by SplitMetrics, a company specializing in app growth solutions.
• A Beginner’s Guide to AI Tokens 3.8.24
  • AI tokens will play an integral role in the adoption of machine learning models in the blockchain industry.
• Marilyn Monroe to Be Resurrected With ‘Biological AI’ 3.8.24
  • San Francisco-based Soul Machines brings the Hollywood star to digital life as an interactive avatar.
• Sports analytics may be outnumbered when it comes to AI 3.7.24
  • When it comes to artificial intelligence, the sports analytics crowd may be outnumbered.
• The surprising promise and profound perils of AIs that fake empathy 3.6.24
  • Millions of us are turning to chatbots for emotional support. But there are good reasons to think AIs will never be capable of genuine empathy, raising profound questions about their role in society.
• Vinil aims to give celebrities more control in the age of AI 3.5.24
  • One important strand of the last year’s debates about generative AI has been authentication. That’s the idea of watermarks and other technologies being used to clearly identify AI-generated content, particularly deepfakes.
• AI could help replicate smells in danger of being lost to history 3.1.24
  • Artificial intelligence has been used to replicate fragrances more quickly than conventional methods, even taking into account how a scent fades over time
• OpenAI’s Sora isn’t even here yet, and it’s already rattling Hollywood. Maybe it shouldn’t be 3.1.24
  • While AI tools may disrupt visual effects and empower armchair filmmakers, they still lack the human spark that makes narrative art connect with mass audiences.
• February
• EXCLUSIVE: Shifting Public Perception Of Cannabis Industry, AI’s Role, More Insights From Market Leaders 2.26.24
  • The Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight event ended with a panel discussion featuring Alexa Alianiello, the head of cannabis at X, formally known as Twitter; Wendy Berger of Green Thumb Industries‘ board and Emily Paxhia, co-founder of Poseidon. 
• Tyler Perry halts $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI 2.23.24
  • Tyler Perry has paused an $800m (£630m) expansion of his Atlanta studio complex after the release of OpenAI’s video generator Sora and warned that “a lot of jobs” in the film industry will be lost to artificial intelligence.
• This Ohio Candidate Welcomes AI In His Political Campaign—Will Voters? 2.21.24
• Scientists say they can use AI to solve a key problem in the quest for near-limitless clean energy 2.21.24
  • Scientists pursuing fusion energy say they have found a way to overcome one of their biggest challenges to date — by using artificial intelligence.
• META PLATFORMS INC. DEVELOPING AI-POWERED WRISTBAND, MARK ZUCKERBERG REVEALS 2.19.24
  • Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, is venturing further into the realm of wearable technology with the revelation of its latest project: an AI-powered wristband.
• 4 ways AI could help us respond to climate change 2.18.24
  • Yes, AI uses a lot of energy—but it can still be valuable when it comes to mitigating climate change.
• AI AVATARS SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE VIRTUAL MEETINGS 2.18.24
  • In a groundbreaking development, AI-powered avatars could soon revolutionize the landscape of virtual meetings, promising to emulate human employees with uncanny accuracy. 
• Abraham Lincoln is back. He has some regrets 2.14.24
  • An animated Lincoln gives an AI-generated speech calling for an end to unpaid prison labor, which is allowed because of a clause in the 13th Amendment.
• AI-POWERED ROBOT GUIDE DOGS DEVELOPED FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED 2.8.24
  • A groundbreaking initiative led by experts from the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering is set to revolutionize the lives of the visually impaired. 
• Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here’s what it says 2.5.24
  • A Greek philosopher’s musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption 2000 years ago, have been rediscovered with the help of AI
• You Can Now Use Your .Com Domain as Your Ethereum Address With GoDaddy and ENS 2.5.24
  • Ethereum Name Service domains can now be tied to traditional web domains with no fees, adding more functionality in the process.
• Gen Z seems poised to embrace AI-powered tax filing, but most Americans don’t trust it 2.3.24
  • With services like TurboTax and H&R Block moving quickly to employ artificial intelligence, a new Fast Company-Harris Poll finds taxpayers have mixed feelings.
• Deepfake News: Donald Trump Says AI Is ‘So Scary 2.2.24
• January
• Tick Tock: Get A New Poem Every Minute From This AI Clock 1.30.24
  • The generative AI-powered hardware—pitched on Kickstarter—composes rhymes all day, every day.
• Top Hollywood Agency WME Taps AI Startup Vermillio to Combat AI Deepfakes 1.30.24
  • Vermillio’s Trace ID, leveraging blockchain, aims to safeguard and monetize performer likenesses.
• Study hails ‘the rise of the AI generation’ of 4-18 year-olds 1.26.24
  • Online safety firm Qustodio has published a report based on a survey of more than 400,000 families with children aged 4-18, focusing on the latter’s online habits.
• THE RISE OF AI-GENERATED NEWS ANCHORS: WILL THEY DISRUPT TRADITIONAL PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS? 1.28.24
  • Channel 1, a Los Angeles-based start-up, is making waves in the media industry by developing AI-generated news anchors. 
• AI and crypto mining are driving up data centers’ energy use 1.24.24
  • Data centers’ electricity consumption is ballooning as cryptocurrencies and AI take hold, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/24/24049047/data-center-ai-crypto-bitcoin-mining-electricity-report-iea
• Uncover AI’s Hidden Potential for Revenue in 2023: Three Unexpected Strategies
  • For most consumers, generative AI is a relatively new concept. But in the blink of an eye, this technology has found its way into all aspects of our daily lives.
• SWIFTIES UNCOVER CULPRIT BEHIND AI-GENERATED NSFW TAYLOR SWIFT IMAGES 1.27.24
  • In a recent online saga, the relentless dedication of Swifties, the ardent fanbase of global sensation Taylor Swift, has led to the successful identification of the individual responsible for disseminating non-consensual AI-generated explicit images featuring the artist.
• FINANCIAL STABILITY BOARD (FSB) REVEALS 2024 PLANS FOR CRYPTO REGULATION AND TOKENIZATION 1.25.24
  • The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international organization overseeing the global financial system, has unveiled its comprehensive plans for 2024.
• Automating Your Farm: A Look at AI Grow’s Open-Source Approach 1.24.24
  • AI Grow is a company specializing in process control for controlled-environment agriculture facilities, also known as indoor farms or greenhouses.
• Teaching creativity and critical-thinking skills is imperative as AI transforms education 1.24.24
  • Learning in the age of superintelligence still prioritizes skills that only humans can master, leaders in Davos argued last week.
• How to Master Goal Setting and Planning with ChatGPT 1.23.24
  • This guide is designed to show you how to master goal setting and planning with AI tools like ChatGPT. The arrival of the new year often ignites a renewed sense of ambition, kindling a host of aspirations and dreams.
• AI AND WEB3 TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF FASHION: WHY 2024 IS THE PINNACLE OF DIGITAL INNOVATION 1.21.24
  • EMBRACING A NEW ERA: THE CONVERGENCE OF AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND FASHION
• JAPANESE NOVELIST EMBRACES AI IN PRIZE-WINNING WORK 1.18.24
  • In a groundbreaking move in the literary world, Rie Kudan, a Japanese author, has boldly incorporated artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, into her writing process.
• ‘Embrace AI or Be Left Behind’: Industry Leaders Stress AI Adoption at Davos 1.17.24
  • From domestic tasks to war, CEOs and politicians at the World Economic Forum believe AI will impact most aspects of modern society.
• DeepMind AI solves hard geometry problems from mathematics olympiad 1.17.24
  • AlphaGeometry scores almost as well as the best students on geometry questions from the International Mathematical Olympiad
• ‘The Navajo AI Flower’: AI-generated Diné girl peeks into AI knowledge from non-Navajo creators 1.13.24
  • A trip to the Grand Canyon and decades-old memories of Dinétah and research on Diné inspired an artificial intelligence-generated series created by a non-Indigenous duo.
• Copenhagen-based Artelize gets €1 million to make AI empower audience growth and engagement for the arts 1.10.24
  • Artelize, a platform for the world of the performing arts, has closed a pre-seed funding round of €1 million.
• SAG-AFTRA hails “groundbreaking” voice clone agreement with AI company Replica 1.10.24
  • American performer union SAG-AFTRA has announced “a groundbreaking AI voice agreement” with Replica Studios that, it says, “paves the way for professional voice over artists to safely explore new employment opportunities for their digital voice replicas”
• How AI companies are trying to solve the LLM hallucination problem 1.8.24
  • Hallucinations are the biggest thing holding AI back. Here’s how industry players are trying to deal with them.
• AI sheds light on the ancient origins of England’s place names 1.5.24
  • AI sheds light on the ancient origins of England’s place names
• The AI hardware era is upon us, like it or not 1.5.24
  • Here’s everything we know about the rush to stuff generative AI into gadgets.
• Today’s AI won’t radically transform society, but it’s already reshaping business 1.5.24
  • Machine learning veteran Eric Siegel argues in his new book that the hype around AI distracts from the very real revolution happening with companies using predictive technology.
• AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li says you can enjoy AI’s benefits without fully understanding it 1.4.24
  • Education is nuanced, says the author of “The Worlds I See,” a luminous new memoir and history of AI: “I don’t know how Tylenol works, yet I trust it and use it.”
• AI Is Coming for the Influencers 1.2.4
  • For a preview of how AI will collide with creative industries, look to advertising. 
• 2023
• December
• As it tackles AI, Atlassian is asking big questions—and sharing them 12.17.23
  • The quiet enterprise giant’s cofounder and co-CEO talks about its rules for assessing the implications of AI—and why it made them public.
• AI trained on millions of life stories can predict risk of early death 12.18.23
  • A model trained on 6 million people’s health, employment and financial records can predict death more accurately than tools used by the insurance industry
• French Music Artist Jacques’ ‘Absolve’ Music Video – Where Art + AI Meet 12.18.23
  • Created by Paul Trillo, the short follows a cosmic teardrop throughout the Musée Du Louvre; behind-the-scenes short illustrates how traditional VFX and AI tools help realize creative visions.
• Sports Illustrated’s AI scandal highlights the need for authenticity in the LLM era 12.17.23
  • Transparency and authenticity are critical for organizations that intend to use AI in any shape and form.
• AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition 12.11.23
  • A biocomputing system consisting of living brain cells learned to recognise the voice of one individual from hundreds of sound clips.
• Laurie Simmons and Walter Robinson Enter the Big-Breasted World of A.I. Art 12.11.23
  • Last week, Autofiction, a new exhibition by Laurie Simmons, opened at the YoungArts Jewel Box in Miami, marking the artist and photographer’s official foray into Artificial Intelligence, which she’s leveraged to recreate scenes from her own life using platforms like DALL–E and Stable Diffusion in both this new show and In and Around The House II, her recent exhibition with the photography organization Fellowship.
• Avail rolls out its AI summarization tool to help Hollywood execs keep up with script coverage 12.7.23
  • Avail is tackling one of the many time-consuming tasks in film and TV development: script coverage.
• 10 Best AI Voice Generators (December 2023) 12.1.23 ✩
  • The advent of artificial intelligence has revolutionized many aspects of technology, and one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving areas is AI voice generation.
• November
• AI can figure out sewing patterns from a single photo of clothing 11.27.23
  • Creating a sewing pattern from an existing garment can be a time-consuming task, but now an artificial intelligence model can do the job from a photo.
• AIs can trick each other into doing things they aren’t supposed to 11.24.23
  • Many artificial intelligence models available to the public are designed to refuse harmful or illegal requests, but it turns out that AIs are very good at convincing each other to break the rules;
• Partisan Media Bias Shapes AI Sentiment 11.22.23
  • Researchers uncovered how partisan media sentiment influences public perception of artificial intelligence (AI).
• Boston experimented with using generative AI for governing. It went surprisingly well 11.19.23
  • New AI tools offer the most hope ever for creating a broadly reformed, citizen-oriented governance.
• Ida uses AI to prevent grocery food waste 11.16.23
  • Ida is a relatively new French startup that wants to work with supermarkets and grocery stores to optimize new orders of fresh products, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish.
• DeepMind AI can beat the best weather forecasts – but there is a catch 11.14.23
  • By using artificial intelligence to spot patterns in weather data, Google DeepMind says it can beat existing weather forecasts up to 99.7 per cent of the time, but data issues mean the approach is limited for now
• How AI avatars of the deceased could transform the way we grieve 11.14.23
  • Companies are now offering chatbots that appear to come from beyond the veil. But psychologists say this “grief tech” may interfere with the patterns of brain activity through which we adapt to loss
• Bumble’s founder hopes to use AI to prevent toxic relationships before they happen 11.14.23
  • On the latest episode of the ‘Leaders in Innovation’ podcast, founder Whitney Wolfe Herd explains how AI could revolutionize online dating again.
• Las Vegas Union Scores AI, Daily Cleaning Wins in Caesars Pact 11.8.23
  • A union of Las Vegas hospitality workers won new limits on new technology, including artificial intelligence, in a contract agreement Wednesday with Caesars Entertainment Inc., a top official said.
• These filmmakers use AI. And they’re not ashamed to admit it 11.7.23
  • Blazers brushed up against streetwear. Miniature cameras dangled from a woman’s earrings. One man’s hoodie read: “Rendered With Love.”
• October
• AI ‘breakthrough’: neural net has human-like ability to generalize language 10.25.23
  • A neural-network-based artificial intelligence outperforms ChatGPT at quickly folding new words into its lexicon, a key aspect of human intelligence.
• PBS KIDS embraces AI to launch new era of children’s educational TV 10.26.23
  • AI-assisted characters, like those coming to PBS’ ‘Lyla in the Loop,’ are a new kind of virtual teacher.
• New ChatGPT-style tool will use AI to create ‘digital Leonardo da Vinci’ 10.18.23
  • Move over Einstein, the next generation of scientific discoveries might come from robots, not people.
• The experts are divided on AI’s future. For now, that’s good 10.18.23
  • As both optimistic and pessimistic AI predictions run rampant, it’s best to begin with an understanding of how little we understand.
• From ancient Jewish texts to AI, a sequence of figures turns matter into meaning 10.17.23
  • Computer languages are ultimately rendered in ones and zeros, even AI programs. Though this technology is new, the concept it’s hinged on is not.
• How Kwebbelkop AI is pushing the frontiers of generative-AI content creation on YouTube 10.16.23
  • The incoming wave of generative-AI content has the potential to dominate social video platforms and reshape the creator economy. As a support act, AI can help content creators improve their production values and reduce time spent creating.
• Ukrainian AI attack drones may be killing without human oversight 10.13.23
  • Ukraine is using drones equipped with artificial intelligence that can identify and attack targets without any human control, in the first battlefield use of autonomous weapons or “killer robots”
• The generative AI bill is coming due, and it’s not cheap 10.11.23
  • For many businesses deploying the new technology, future shock is giving way to sticker shock.
• AI in ticketing: Opportunities and challenges for the event industry 10.11.23
  • “For the ticketing sector, the rise of generative AI offers exciting opportunities for a better fan experience. On the other hand, it brings new challenges as fraudsters look to use it to their own advantage…”
• Environmental Groups Need to Dig Deeper Into AI Energy Use, Researcher Says 10.10.23
  • Energy analyst Alex de Vries says limited data is one reason there was a slow response to the emerging threat.
• AI Uncovers Secrets of Brain Aging 10.10.23
  • Utilizing artificial intelligence, researchers developed “HistoAge,” an algorithm predicting age at death and unraveling the enigmas of brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders.
• Your Fantasy, On Demand: How AI Porn Is Reshaping a Taboo Industry 10.9.23
  • Generative AI makes it easier for adult content to be completely customized on demand. But is this the future we want?
• Tech investor Ann Winblad: The A.I. boom is ‘really real’, delivers much more productivity 10.2.23
  • Ann Winblad, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners co-founder and managing partner, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends, state of the Big Tech sector, A.I. potential, venture capital landscape, and more.
• September
• Film Will Be Negatively Impacted by AI – but That’s Not New (Commentary) 9.28.23
  • Writer-director Daniel Adams doesn’t believe artificial intelligence can be held back from damaging the motion picture industry
• Getty made an AI generator that only trained on its licensed images 9.25.23 ✩
  • Getty Images is partnering with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a new tool that lets people create images using Getty’s library of licensed photos. 
• Boost Your Business with These AI Marketing Tools 9.17.23
  • In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, AI tools have emerged as a game-changer, reshaping how businesses engage with their audiences and optimize their strategies. 
• 18 AI Tools For Personal Branding 9.19.23 ✩
  • What is Personal Branding? Personal branding is the process of defining and promoting what you stand for as an individual. As the name suggests, this is a brand for you or your business.
• HOW GENERATIVE AI IS CHANGING THE FASHION WORKFORCE 9.18.23
  • Is AI coming for fashion jobs? Maybe — but it will also create new ones.
• San Francisco Muralists Voice Concerns Over AI’s Threat to Artistic Integrity 9.17.23
  • Muralists in San Francisco’s Mission District express concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their artistic livelihoods and the authenticity of their work. These concerns arise as AI companies like OpenAI and Midjourney establish a presence in the neighborhood, using AI technology to generate art.
• AI AS REFASHIONED RELIGION 9.17.23
  • How AI fits into the transhumanist utopian dream, and where that dream might have come from
• Opinion: Hollywood strike can end if studios and writers agree on these 2 points about AI 9.13.23
  • Studios must diverge from the current economics of streaming, and writers must understand future regulation of AI use is impractical.
• Duckbill blends AI and human intelligence for personal assistant service 9.13.23
  • The company wants to make a wide variety of types of assistance broadly available.
• Study: 49 students on the ‘harrowing’ threat of being accused of ChatGPT cheating 9.12.23
  • It’s making some of them question the value of a college education.
• Tim Burton on Seeing His Animation Style Imitated by AI: “It’s Like a Robot Taking Your Humanity” 9.9.23
  • The filmmaker also opens up about filming his highly anticipated ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel.
• The 6 Best AI Apps and Websites for Personal Growth 9.6.23 ✩
  • Want to use AI to boost your personal growth? Here are some apps and websites that can help.
• How Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei is keeping AI from spinning out of control 9.6.23
  • One part of the sibling duo that founded Anthropic, Amodei has held her company to its promise of building models that are predictable, explainable, and bias-free.
• The future of AI will orient around datasets… which will put the user in a front-and-centre blind spot 9.6.23
  • The rise of generative AI has thrown the future of creators (of all industries) into question, with copyright being the key to how it all plays out. Models like ChatGPT have an input-output ‘black-box’ problem, which means that whatever goes into training the models cannot be traced to what comes out. 
• AI for humanitarians: A conversation on the hype, the hope, the future 9.5.23
  • ‘We’re putting a lot of attention and emphasis into making sure that humans are continuously a part of this.’
• How to write books using AI with Claude 2.0 9.4.23
  • Writers and authors interested in learning more about how they can use large language models and artificial intelligence to enhance their writing skills. Might be interested in this new video on how to write a complete book using the Claude 2.0 AI. 
• Harnessing AI in Modern Marketing: 50 Game-Changing ChatGPT Marketing Prompts 9.3.23
  • In an age where digitalization propels brands at light-speed, marketers are constantly seeking fresh avenues to connect, engage, and convert their audience. While creativity remains the lifeblood of marketing, the new era brings a secret weapon: artificial intelligence. The very thought of integrating AI into one’s marketing toolbox can seem intimidating, but what if there were specific prompts to guide the way? 
• 25 of the best AI and ChatGPT courses you can take online for free 9.2.23 ✩
  • Find a wide range of free online courses on Udemy.
• In The Era Of AI, How Challenging It Is To Preserve Human Artistry In Design 9.2.23
  • Design education should equip students with the ability to harness AI as a tool without compromising their creative intuition.
• AI Cracks the Code on Odor Perception 9.2.23
  • Researchers unravel the mysteries of smell using machine learning. Their AI model has achieved human-level skill in describing how certain chemicals will smell, closing a critical gap in the scientific understanding of olfaction.
• How to create your own personal deepfake 9.1.23
  • “Hi, mom. Hi, dad.” The face in the video was mine, and the voice was mine, too. But I hadn’t spoken the words my parents heard.
• AI Hallucinations could usher in the next era of AI: cognitive AI 9.1.23
  • Machines with cognitive intelligence can do wonders in many real-world applications, including education, healthcare, and career development.
• AI-Influencer Models Can Attract Consumers as Effectively as Humans, New Study Finds 9.1.23
  • The study indicates the emergence of a novel form of marketing led by AI influencer models.
• AI-Generated Fashion Revolution Unveiled 9.1.23
  • During a peaceful Sunday evening, a substantial issue of Copy Magazine, the globe’s initial AI-driven fashion periodical, evoked an uneasy sensation for this reader. The AI-created “models” appeared to be genuine individuals with authentic-sounding names, as did the companies. 
• August
• AI Tattoo Generators Are Coming For Tattoo Artists 8.31.23
  • But the professionals aren’t as concerned about it as you might think.
• I Secretly Let ChatGPT Take My Final Exam 8.30.23
  • The results were stunning.
• How To Honor Artists In The Age Of AI 8.28.23
  • Currently, artists, writers and creatives of all types are being threatened by generative AI and taking their fears to the streets.
• AI Turns Brain Waves into Spoken Words 8.28.23
  • Researchers achieved a breakthrough in converting brain signals to audible speech with up to 100% accuracy. The team used brain implants and artificial intelligence to directly map brain activity to speech in patients with epilepsy.
• What is an ‘AI prompt engineer’ and does every company need one? 8.25.23
  • Some companies are hiring specialists to help them get the best out of generative AI – but if the tech gets better at understanding what users want, such skills may not be needed.
• I pitted ChatGPT against a real financial advisor to help me save for retirement—and the winner is clear 8.25.23
  • Companies like Conquest Planning are finding ways to make A.I. more applicable and trustworthy in a financial-planning context.
• 10 ARTISTS TO USE IN YOUR AI-GENERATED IMAGES 8.24.23 ✩
  • Art has often been an expression of human creativity and imagination, and over the centuries, different artists have revolutionized this field with their unique styles. The advent of AI has created a new frontier in the art world — anyone can become an artist just by using words. This article explores 10 artists whose distinctive styles can inspire those interested in creating AI-generated images.
• AI can help shape society for the better – but humans and machines must work together 8.18.23
  • Collaboration rather than command-and-control is key to creating culturally and ethically positive systems.
• 5 ChatGPT Prompts To Implement The 4-Hour Workweek In Your Business 8.14.23 ✩
  • Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4-Hour Workweek, was first published in 2007 and spent four weeks on the bestseller lists. Since then, it’s sold over 2 million copies, been translated into 40 languages and continues to change lives. The first foray into lifestyle design for busy professionals, Ferriss shared his experience and teachings in company automation and lifestyle development from working 14-hour days on his supplements company to being able to escape his workaholic lifestyle. The 308 pages hold a plethora of concepts to apply to your life and work. Here’s how to use ChatGPT to implement the most powerful five.
• AI Is Starting to Look Like the Dot Com Bubble 8.11.23
  • “There’s a huge boom in AI —some people are scrambling to get exposure at any cost, while others are sounding the alarm that this will end in tears.”
• 6 ChatGPT Prompts To Be A Better Entrepreneur 8.10.23 ✩
  • No one wants to be an average entrepreneur. Dreaming up a big idea and taking the leap with starting a business takes courage.
• A Key Change for AI, Music and Advertising? 8.10.23
  • With Google and Universal Music negotiating how to bring GenAI to music legally, we speak to ad industry experts about the sharps and flats of artificial intelligence.
• U.S. public opinion is evenly split on AI 8.8.23
  • Add artificial intelligence to the long list of topics that evenly divide the American people today.
• 5 ChatGPT Prompts To Validate A Business Idea 8.8.23 ✩
  • Many entrepreneurs have ideas for new businesses every single day. Visionary types can never seem to stop thinking about ingenious solutions, inventions, and new products or services for their existing businesses.
• 11 Of The Best ChatGPT Plugins You Need To Try 8.6.23 ✩
  • The rise of ChatGPT has been nothing short of remarkable, capturing the attention of the tech world and beyond. As conversations about its potential to shape the future intensify, there’s a consensus that AI, including ChatGPT, is poised to revolutionize nearly every industry worldwide.
• This Borges-Inspired AI Model Can Create Poems Based on iPhone Photos 8.6.23
  • Pamera uses an object identifier and GPT-4 to generate poems based on photos in a matter of seconds. We tested it out on pics of a day in New York City.
• 6 ways AI could disrupt the entertainment industry 8.2.23
  • The World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance has been launched to encourage collaboration around the responsible design and release of AI systems.
• Try out Google ‘TextFX’ and its 10 creative AI tools for rappers, writers 8.2.23
  • Google Lab Sessions are collaborations between “visionaries from all realms of human endeavor” and the company’s latest AI technology. 
• 10 free AI animation tools to add movement to your images 8.1.23 🎥
  • As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, AI art generators have made their way into the world of artistry, providing a wealth of tools to generate flat 2D images.
• 20 of the best AI and ChatGPT courses you can take online for free this month 8.1.23 ✩
  • Learn how to create engaging content, boost your productivity, and much more.
• July
• A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work 7.31.23
  • Want to really understand large language models? Here’s a gentle primer.
• 40 Best ChatGPT Prompts To Save You Time at Work 7.31.23 ✩
  • ChatGPT is even more useful if you know how to prompt it properly and these are the best ChatGPT prompts to try today.
• Can Robots Crack a Joke? The Limits of AI’s Humor Understanding 7.31.23
  • While artificial intelligence can now generate jokes, a new study suggests it lacks understanding of what makes them funny.
• 4 Tips For Lawyers To Master The Art Of Productive AI Conversations 7.31.23
  • Anybody can interact with a generative AI tool. Getting the results you want, however, is an art unto itself.
• What The Generative AI Boom Means For Your Job, The Economy And The S&P 500 7.30.23
  • When OpenAI launched the generative AI chatbot ChatGPT for public use on Nov. 30, the S&P 500 was worth $5 trillion less than now, tech spending was deep in a post-pandemic hangover, and the economy appeared headed for recession or persistent high inflation.
• How AI is fundamentally altering the business landscape 7.30.23
  • Over the past year, we’ve witnessed dramatic strides in AI development and huge shifts in public perceptions of the technology. 
• AI could take more jobs from women than men in next decade, experts predict 7.26.23
  • Experts are predicting generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automation could take more jobs from women than men in the next decade, according to a new study from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI).
• This startup will let AI direct the documentary of your life story 7.27.23
  • Orson is building an AI director that will interview you for a personal documentary for your relatives or even coworkers.
• TEXT-TO-SPEECH MODEL CAN DO MUSIC, BACKGROUND NOISES, AND SOUND EFFECTS 7.26.23
  • Bark is a universal text-to-audio model that can not only create realistic speech, it can incorporate music, background noises, and sound effects. It can even include non-speech sounds like laughter, sighs, throat clearings, and similar elements.
• This Barbie is: The Future of Fashion and AI 7.21.23
  • Embrace inclusivity and diversity in fashion as AI Barbie breaks free from traditional ideals and celebrates London’s LGBTQI+ community. 
• Would you wear these new sneakers designed by AI? 7.21.23
  • The *airegan line of sneakers raises interesting questions about design authorship, intellectual property, and how much AI is changing the creative process.
• This technology made Harrison Ford look 40 years younger on screen 7.20.23
  • As actors continue to strike, one issue is the potential for studios to wipe out acting jobs with artificial intelligence. CNN shows how new AI technology allows film directors to make actors look younger than they actually are. Donie O’Sullivan reports.
• Oddity CEO: How 40 million users, one billion data points, and AI are why investors excited for IPO 7.20.23
  • The five-year-old Israeli company Oddity, which aims to use AI to create personalized beauty products, went public on NASDAQ.
• Top 4 Free AI Image Generators 2023 7.19.23
  • The power of AI in image generation is undeniable, offering incredible potential for creativity and innovation. While premium services like Midjourney command a minimum subscription of $10/month, there’s a world of high-quality, free AI tools just waiting to be explored.
• AI and Big Data crypto market sector grows over 300% in 2023 7.19,23
  • In the midst of a challenging cryptocurrency market, several sectors have exhibited remarkable growth in terms of market capitalization year-to-date (YTD). 
• Proof-of-truth: Countering AI overreach through Cointelegraph’s Historical NFTs 7.19.23
  • Investing in authenticity: Here’s how Cointelegraph’s Historical Collection combats AI’s impact on information.
• AI opens doors for NFT artist Ellie Pritts at Bitforms gallery in NYC 7.19.23
  • Artificial intelligence and analog technology collaborate across the imaginative animations of noted Los Angeles-based NFT artist Ellie Pritts.
• Fable unveils Showrunner AI to create South Park-like TV shows with you as the star 7.18.23
  • Fable, a San Francisco startup running a big project dubbed The Simulation, has released Showrunner AI technology, dubbed SHOW-1, which can generate new episodes of TV shows with you as the star.
• 10 Must-Try AI Models for a Filmmaker 7.18.23 ✩
  • Apart from its potential to revolutionise the entertainment sector, AI serves as a formidable tool for experimentation and is far from posing threat to the art itself.
• ‘It might be a good thing’: Simon Pegg convinced that AI could wipe out Hollywood mediocrity 7.16.23
  • Simon Pegg believes that artificial intelligence could prevent mediocrity in Hollywood.
• SAG-AFTRA And WGA Fears About AI Are Warranted After 15 Years Of Streaming Chaos, Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Director Christopher Nolan: Companies “Don’t Want To Take Responsibility For Whatever That Algorithm Does” 7.15.23
  • Christopher Nolan sees the insistence by striking SAG-AFTRA and WGA members that studios and streamers limit the use of artificial intelligence stems directly from the explosion of streaming over the past decade-plus.
• Do Studios Really Expect to Own an Actor’s A.I. Double for ‘Eternity’? 7.14.23
  • The AMPTP isn’t offering background actors informed consent — or pay — to reuse their digital double, SAG-AFTRA’s lead negotiator tells IndieWire.
• Artist uses AI to create ultra realistic portraits of celebrities who left us too soon 7.13.23
  • What would certain icons look like if nothing had happened to them?
• Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever 7.13.23
  • The reveal came as SAG-AFTRA actors confirmed they were going on strike.
• Actors Approve Strike as AI Fears Bring Hollywood to a Standstill 7.13.23
  • SAG-AFTRA will officially strike at midnight, joining striking writers with demands over AI, compensation, and more.
• Artificial Intelligence Is About to Kickstart the Second Enlightenment 7.13.23
  • We don’t generally think about this today, but for over a thousand years Aristotle’s ideas and theories sat alongside Christian theology to provide the dominant framework for university scholarship in the western tradition.
• AI: why installing ‘robot judges’ in courtrooms is a really bad idea 7.10.23
  • Science fiction’s visions of the future include many versions of artificial intelligence (AI), but relatively few examples where software replaces human judges. For once, the real world seems to be changing in ways that are not predicted in stories.
• The best AI art generators in July 2023 7.10.23 ▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩
  • We compared the best AI art generators out there, free and otherwise.
• Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers 7.9.23
  • A new Cambridge University institute will try to harness the good and anticipate the bad effects of artificial intelligence.
• 9 Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About AI 7.8.23 ✴
  • “We need to embrace it because, right now, this AI can be used to improve humanity.”
• AI Outperforms Humans in Creativity Test 7.6.23
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically GPT-4, was found to match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard creativity test. The AI application ChatGPT, developed using GPT-4, excelled in fluency and originality in the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a widely recognized tool for assessing creativity.
• ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HAS HIGH ANXIETY ABOUT GENERATIVE AI: SURVEY 7.6.23
  • Many U.S. entertainment industry workers have strong concerns about if and how generative AI technology will affect their role, company, industry and broader cultural environment, according to an exclusive Variety Intelligence Platform survey conducted by YouGov.
• Honeybee brains could bring AI breakthrough, say Sheffield experts 7.5.23
  • South Yorkshire scientists are seeking to harness the power of bee brains in an effort to improve artificial intelligence (AI) systems and devices.
• ChatGPT Forecasts Use To Grow Nearly 900% In 2023 7.5.23
  • The use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and ChatGPT in particular will see massive growth this year.
• Will AI kill music making, or could it save creatives? 7.5.23
  • Video killed the radio star—will artificial intelligence finish the job, or could it help musicians in a struggling industry?
• How A.I. took center stage in the Hollywood writers’ strike 7.5.23
  • After failing to reach a contract resolution with the studio association, more than 11,000 film and television writers remain on strike. Of the many topics under consideration in this year’s Writers Guild of America contract discussions, one nascent technology has fueled dissent among the negotiators: artificial intelligence.
• 7 Generative AI Startups You Should Keep an Eye On 7.4.23 »»
  • It’s not just ChatGPT and Midjourney leading the generative AI revolution.
• Navigating the AI Revolution in Real Estate: A Guide for Property Investors 7.4.23
  • The AI revolution has been making waves across various industries, and real estate is no exception. As property investors, it is essential to stay informed and adapt to the changes brought about by artificial intelligence (AI) to remain competitive in the market. This article will provide a guide for property investors to navigate the AI revolution in real estate and explore the potential benefits and challenges it presents.
• June
• Biden names new White House digital chief with plans to continue outreach to creators, influencers 6.30.23
• G/O Media Staffers ‘Appalled’ as Company Begins Testing AI-Created Content Across Sites 6.29.23
  • ”Cease [your] plans to litter our websites with AI-generated content,“ unionized editorial employees at The Onion, Deadspin and The Root say
• AI’s deflationary winds will blow away profits 6.28.23
  • LONDON, June 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The prevailing expectation for artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) impact on humans is laden with doom. Robots will displace workers, enabling companies to fatten their bottom lines. 
• OpenAI Hit With Class Action Over ‘Unprecedented’ Web Scraping 6.28.23
  • The generative artificial intelligence company OpenAI LP was hit with a wide-ranging consumer class action lawsuit alleging that company’s use of web scraping to train its artificial intelligence models misappropriates personal data on “an unprecedented scale.”
• ‘Godfather of AI’ Urges Governments to Stop Machine Takeover 6.28.23
  • Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, on Wednesday urged governments to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society.
• Stop talking about tomorrow’s AI doomsday when AI poses risks today 6.27.23
  • Talk of artificial intelligence destroying humanity plays into the tech companies’ agenda, and hinders effective regulation of the societal harms AI is causing right now.
• Meet the Humans Trying to Keep Us Safe From AI 6.27.23
  • As artificial intelligence explodes, the field is expanding beyond the usual suspects—and the usual motivations.
• AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born 6.26.23
  • Generative AI models are changing the economy of the web, making it cheaper to generate lower-quality content. We’re just beginning to see the effects of these changes.
• Most adults think AI produces better artwork than they ever could 6.26.23
  • Artificial intelligence’s ability to mine facts and data has been marveled at for some time — but how about its capacity for creativity?
• Generative AI or AI-Related Content Accounted for 1.7 Billion YouTube Views Last Year 6.26.23
  • YouTube just released its annual Culture & Trends Report with some interesting takeaways on fandom, generative AI, and the death of monoculture.
• Social scientists look to AI models to study human behavior 6.24.23
  • Social scientists are testing whether the AI systems that power ChatGPT and other text and image generating tools can be used to better understand the behaviors, beliefs and values of humans themselves.
• Defining Data: Improving Terminology Around Generative AI Models 6.21.23
  • “As stakeholders around the globe continue toward establishing laws, regulations, policies, and standards for the rapidly developing field of AI, it’s critical that appropriate terminology is used in connection with the data, content, information, and other training materials powering these generative AI systems.”
• Bipartisan House members propose AI commission 6.20.23
  • A bipartisan House bill introduced Tuesday would create a commission to review, recommend and establish regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) technology. 
• Is humanity really doomed? Consider AI’s Achilles heel 6.16.23
  • AI is here to stay, but no matter what developers and businesses think, it’s not perfect. In fact, it has one glaring inadequacy that it will never surmount.
• Can a Chatbot Preach a Good Sermon? Hundreds Attend Experimental Church Service to Find Out 6.11.23
  • FUERTH, Germany (AP) — The artificial intelligence chatbot asked the believers in the fully packed St. Paul’s church in the Bavarian town of Fuerth to rise from the pews and praise the Lord.
• Amazon Bets Big on AI: How the Company Is Investing in the Future of Technology 6.11.23
  • This e-commerce platform is making waves in the tech industry with its commitment to innovation and investment in AI.
• AI Verbal Mantras Trigger Unusual Brain Activity, a Cambridge Study Finds 6.9.23
  • Researchers found that AI-generated mantras can elicit distinct reactions in human brains, irrespective of their meaning.
• Could AI Make the Art History Degree Relevant Again? 6.9.23
  • Digital marketing agencies have already had to upend their practices to keep up with TikTok’s swift trend cycle. Now, they’re facing another challenge: AI.
• Hey, Alexa, What Should Students Learn About A.I.? 6.8.23
  • While schools debate what to teach students about powerful new A.I. tools, tech giants, universities and nonprofits are intervening with free lessons.
• Against AI, political punditry can still do the write thing, by Clarence Page 6.8.23
  • Striking Hollywood writers are nervous about artificial intelligence — also known as AI — and I’m not feeling so good myself.
• How to Use A.I. to Edit and Generate Stunning Photos 6.2.23
  • An A.I.-powered version of Photoshop and the image generator Midjourney live up to the hype.
• May
• Artists are using Adobe Photoshop’s new AI Generative Fill feature to expand iconic album artwork 5.30.23
  • What lies beyond the borders of Nirvana’s Nevermind and Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream album covers? You probably don’t care, but some people do – and they’re using Adobe Photoshop’s new Generative Fill feature to find out.
• OpenAI isn’t doing enough to make ChatGPT’s limitations clear 5.30.23
  • Users deserve blame for not heeding warnings, but OpenAI should be doing more to make it clear that ChatGPT can’t reliably distinguish fact from fiction.
• 100+ CEOS AND SCIENTISTS, INCLUDING CHATGPT BOSS SAM ALTMAN, WARN OF ‘RISK OF EXTINCTION’ FROM FUTURE AI SYSTEMS 5.30.23
  • Even as many industries — including the music business — explore AI in the hopes of finding efficiencies and new abilities, concerns about future applications of the technology continue to grow. In the latest example of this, more than 100 experts in AI and entrepreneurs in the AI and high-tech fields have signed a one-sentence statement warning about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
• AI industry and researchers sign statement warning of ‘extinction’ risk 5.30.23
  • Dozens of AI industry leaders, academics and even some celebrities on Tuesday called for reducing the risk of global annihilation due to artificial intelligence, arguing in a brief statement that the threat of an AI extinction event should be a top global priority.
• Where Memory Ends and Generative AI Begins 5.26.23
  • New photo manipulation tools from Google and Adobe are blurring the lines between real memories and those dreamed up by AI. 
• ‘Those who hate AI are insecure’: inside Hollywood’s battle over artificial intelligence 5.26.23
  • ‘We are at a cocktail party pretending we know what we’re talking about,’ an editor said. But it’s clear the role of AI in cinema is dividing the industry. On the picket lines outside Los Angeles film studios, artificial intelligence has become a central antagonist of the Hollywood writers’ strike, with signs warning studio executives that writers will not let themselves be replaced by ChatGPT.
• Microsoft President Answers the Question ‘How Do We Best Govern AI?’ 5.25.23
  • Following in the footsteps of OpenAI with its recent post regarding AI superintelligence safety precautions, Microsoft has now posted its own list of guidelines for how we, as a society, can safely navigate the artificial intelligence revolution.
• Most in new survey say AI could threaten humanity 5.25.23
  • A majority of Americans in a new survey believe artificial intelligence (AI) could be dangerous for humanity.  A Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday found 54 percent of Americans think AI will threaten humanity, while 31 percent responded they think it will help humanity. Among those who are employed, 24 percent responded they are very concerned or somewhat concerned AI could end up replacing their jobs. 
• AI will unlock creation rather than consumption 5.23.23
  • Unlike most new technology hype cycles, the impact of AI on the world is already surpassing expectations. The current hype around AI far exceeds that of more recent tech, such as VR, NFTs, and 3D printing. This is in part because AI represents a crucial part of the architecture of tomorrow’s internet, along with various web 3.0 technologies, rather than being just another new tech product. 
• There’s no such thing as pausing AI research 5.19.23
  • In March, an open letter from the Future of Life Institute called for a pause on AI research on models larger than GPT-4, which powers tools such as ChatGPT. The signers, which included some of the biggest names in tech and academia, stipulated that if a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and impose a moratorium.
• Where AI evolves from here 5.18.23
  • Microsoft researchers say the latest model of OpenAI’s GPT “is a significant step towards AGI” — artificial general intelligence, the longtime grail for AI developers.
• OpenAI boss on music and AI-training: ‘Creators deserve control’ 5.17.23
  • OpenAI is the artificial intelligence company behind the ChatGPT and DALL-E models, but it has also been active in music over the years. It’s a partner for Spotify’s AI DJ feature, for example, and has previously released a couple of musical AIs as research projects: 2019’s MuseNet and 2020’s Jukebox. With that in mind, CEO Sam Altman’s appearance yesterday before the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law should be of strong interest to the music industry, not least because it included some pointed questions from Senator Marsha Blackburn on music specifically.
• Hollywood Meets Art: How NFTs Are Revolutionizing the Entertainment Industry 5.17.23
  • The emergence of blockchain technology has provided a new opportunity for the entertainment industry to improve and redefine itself, and evidence suggests it has taken it.
• 75 Awesome AI Prompts That Will Save You Countless Hours in 2023✨ 5.18.23 ✩
  • It’s been a captivating four months with YouChat.
• 6 AI Tools You Need To Try Out Now 5.13.23
  • If you’re not up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI tools, you need to start now.
• Rise of artificial intelligence is inevitable but should not be feared, ‘father of AI’ says 5.6.23
  • The man once described as the father of artificial intelligence is breaking ranks with many of his contemporaries who are fearful of the AI arms race, saying what is coming is inevitable and we should learn to embrace it.
• Instead of replacing us, can AI enhance our creativity? 5.5.23
  • With the rise of AI and machine learning should creative people be concerned for their jobs? Not according to Alex Collmer, CEO and Founder of VidMob, who believes that, without humans, AI could not be creatively effective. But, by embracing AI, humans creativity could increase. 
• US aims to tackle risk of uncontrolled race to develop AI 5.4.23
  • White House says it will invest $140m in AI advances that are ‘ethical, trustworthy, responsible and serve the public good’. The White House has announced measures to address the risks of an unchecked race to develop ever more powerful artificial intelligence, as the US president and vice-president, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris met chief executives at the forefront of the industry’s rapid advances.
• AI pioneer says threat may overshadow climate change 5.8.23
  • Geoffrey Hinton a leading pioneer of artificial intelligence (AI), has warned that the new technology could pose a “more urgent” existential threat than climate change. 
• Congress wants to regulate AI, but it has a lot of catching up to do 5.15.23
  • For the past several weeks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has met with at least 100 experts in artificial intelligence to craft groundbreaking legislation to install safeguards.
• March
• Here are 5 free AI classes you can take online from top tech firms, universities 3.28.23
  • The emergence of ChatGPT—a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI)—is a prime example of how emerging technologies can quickly change the world. In fact, ChatGPT is set to become one of the fastest-growing apps of all-time; within five days of its November 2022 launch, it hit more than 1 million users, according to previous reporting by Fortune. 

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• 2025
• December
• Udio 2.0 Could Face Consumers Reluctant to Embrace AI Music 12.2.25
  • In October, Universal Music Group and AI music company Udio announced a watershed partnership with the goal of enabling consumers worldwide to enjoy AI-generated music via a new subscription platform expected to launch next year. Just a few weeks later, Warner Music Group entered a similar partnership with Udio, although it’s currently unclear if their licensed AI platform will be combined with UMG’s platform or stand on its own. 
• November
• Poll: AI Is Transforming How We Think About Music 11.20.25
  • An exclusive, nationally representative survey of 2,244 Americans reveals a love-hate affair with AI music — and stark divisions across generations and party lines.  
• How Much AI Will Audiences Accept in Music and Movies? Quantifying Where Consumers Draw the Line on AI Art 11.12.25
  • Unpacking public sentiment around AI in filmmaking and music production.
• October
• AI music boom may hit artist royalties, warns Fitch Ratings 10.17.25
  • Growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated music could gradually weaken demand for artist-created content and impact royalty-backed music intellectual property (IP) asset-backed securities (ABS), cautioned Fitch Ratings
• September
• Whitney Houston Estate taps AI startup Moises to bring late superstar’s vocals back to the stage for concert experience 9.16.25
  • The Estate of Whitney E. Houston has partnered with these companies for the return of The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration, a concert experience that features Houston’s vocals with live orchestral performances.
• August
• How Global Music Markets Use AI Differently 8.21.25
  • As AI reshapes the creative industries, a surprising shift is emerging that may give non-Western markets an edge. Learn how global music markets use AI differently and why it matters.
• AI creating ‘potentially new’ music genres as artists take control, says Stability AI study 8.20.25
  • The paper, written by researchers at Stability AI and titled Music and Artificial Intelligence: Artistic Trends, analyzed 337 AI-related “music artworks” to answer the question “how are artists using artificial intelligence to make music?”
• Music and Artificial Intelligence: artistic trends 8.12.25 ¸¸♬
  • We study how musicians use artificial intelligence (AI) across formats like singles, albums, performances, installations, voices, ballets, operas, or soundtracks. We collect 337 music artworks and categorize them based on AI usage: AI composition, co-composition, sound design, lyrics generation, and translation.
• Exclusive: Kobalt’s AI deal with Suno rival ElevenLabs guarantees publishing ‘parity’ with recorded music 8.5.25
  • Earlier today (August 5), music publisher Kobalt announced a landmark licensing agreement with ElevenLabs’ new AI music platform, Eleven Music – a rival to Suno.
• July
• AI Music Fraud Case Exposes $10 Million Royalty Scheme Involving Bot Streams and Fake Artists 7.10.25
  • A U.S. man accused of orchestrating one of the first large-scale AI music streaming fraud schemes has been charged in a case that highlights growing concerns about manipulation in the digital music industry. Michael “Mike” Smith, a former medical clinic owner and aspiring music mogul, allegedly earned over $10 million by using bots to artificially boost streams of AI-generated songs.
• June
• ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus Reveals He’s Writing a New Musical With AI: ‘It’s Fantastic’ and ‘Such a Great Tool’ 6.4.25
  • ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus is proving that curiosity doesn’t diminish with age. At 80, the Swedish songwriter behind some of pop music’s most enduring hits is pioneering a new frontier in musical theater: creating a musical with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
• May
• Royalties in the age of AI: paying artists for AI-generated songs 5.6.25
  • The AI music industry is growing, raising questions around how to protect and pay artists whose work is used to train generative AI models. Are the answers in the models themselves?
• April
• 60 Million People Used AI to “Create” Music in 2024 4.23.25
  • According to the latest IMS Business Report, 10% of consumers crossed the line from listeners to creators last year, underscoring a fundamental shift in how humans interact with music.
• 4 Key Areas where AI is Changing Audio Workflows 4.11.25
  • In this article, we’ll focus on four key categories where AI technology can help professionals process audio more effectively.
• March
• Will.i.am Envisions AI as Music’s Next Creative Frontier 3.26.25
  • Artificial intelligence will take music production to new emotional and personal levels, Black Eyed Peas frontman and technology investor will.i.am (William Adams Jr.) has told Newsweek, calling AI “the ultimate way to create.
• 2024
• December
• Music sector workers to lose nearly a quarter of income to AI in next four years, global study finds 12.4.24
  • AI boom will enrich giant tech companies but creators’ rights and income will be drastically reduced unless policymakers intervene, report warns.
• November
• How Donald Trump’s AI Deregulation Could Reshape The Music Industry 11.13.24
  • Donald Trump’s re-election and his AI policy stance could reshape music copyright and licensing.
• Beatles ‘Now & Then’ Becomes First AI-Assisted Song Nominated for a Grammy 11.8.24
  • Though the Beatles have been broken up for 50 years, you might feel like you’d fallen into a time vortex to learn the band is up for two Grammy awards this year. 
• This Hit Music Radio Station Is Fully AI-Generated 11.1.24
  • Hit Radio AI is blending artificial intelligence with traditional production methods
• October
• Music industry warns of AI “malpractices” on an industrial scale, says EU AI Act must “be made meaningful” to safeguard creatives 10.30.24
  • The EU AI Act was welcomed by the music industry earlier this year because of what it says about copyright and transparency.
• This AI version of a Christmas song marks a new era in music
  • Universal Music Group and SoundLabs used AI to create an authorized version of ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ in Spanish. It’s likely the first of many such songs.
• ASCAP and Sacem form strategic alliance that will include a new AI task force 10.30.24
  • US collective management organization ASCAP and French counterpart Sacem have announced a new strategic partnership that will see the two CMOs share technologies, extend a digital licensing partnership, bring their member creators together, and launch a new AI task force.
• Music Publishing and AI: ‘It’s not two different sides. It’s partners…’ 10.22.24
  • Much of the debate around music and AI has been driven by the recordings side of the music industry: labels and their representative bodies. 
• AI-Assisted Compositions to be Featured at China Now Music Festival 10.10.24
  • The 7th annual China Now Music Festival is entitled “Composing The Future” and will feature concerts from October 12–19, 2024, at Carnegie Hall.
• .MUSIC Domain and MusicID Debuts Globally — With Full Support from the Global Music Industry 10.8.24
  • The .MUSIC registry announces the global launch of the community-based .MUSIC top-level domain name extension and its verified MusicID.
• September
• Music NFT Market 9.30.24
• Artificial Intelligence Can Break Down Old Songs Into Individual ‘Stems.’ Here’s How It’s Used 9.25.24
  • New movies, shows and games can incorporate old music, thanks to this AI technique that isolates musical elements in songs.
• 4 Essential thoughts for surviving the AI transformation in Music 9.17.24
  • – Develop a critical mindset – Balance innovation and authenticity – Think ethically and ecosystematically – New artist models
• Long Players: Why Music Tech Continues To Attract Investment 9.16.24
  • Music tech doesn’t grab too many headlines these days. The revolution in music distribution and consumption first brought about by Napster and later fully commercialized by the likes of Spotify, Apple and Deezer is now fully embedded in our lives. Indeed, the vinyl revival tends to generate more column inches.
• AI Music Fraud Indictment Brings Scrutiny to Streaming Inflation 9.12.24
  • A first-of-its-kind federal indictment accusing a man of making over $10 million by falsely boosting streaming numbers for AI-generated music demonstrates another threat to artists and a need for fraud-prevention vigilance by platforms.
• August
• 🎶 🎼
• ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio resurrected in metaverse tribute 8.22.24
  • Coolio’s legacy takes on new life in the metaverse with an immersive digital experience featuring a hyper-intelligent AI version of the iconic rapper as “Gangsta’s Paradise” turns 30. 
• will.i.am launches AI-powered RAiDiO.FYI that turns radio into interactive experience 8.21.24
  • Developed by will.i.am’s creative technology company FYI, RAiDiO.FYI goes beyond traditional radio by offering an interactive and conversational experience.
• Apra Amcos report predicts potential revenue hit from AI music 8.19.24
  • Australasian music-rights body Apra Amcos has published a report focusing on generative AI technologies, based partly on a survey of more than 4,200 of its members in Australia and New Zealand.
• AI Can Break Songs Into ‘Music Stems’ — Here’s Why That Matters 8.19.24
  • Isolating elements of old songs unlocks potential for new uses in games, movies and more.
• Creating Next-Gen Music Festivals using AI and Streaming 8.7.24
  • Find out how cutting-edge promoters are creating next-gen music festivals using AI and streaming to create hybrid events that combine in-person and online experiences.
• July
• There’s An AI For That ¸¸♬
• AI’s Impact on China’s Music Business Has Yet to Top the Charts 7.10.24
  • While the promise of music generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn significant investments to U.S. companies like Udio and Suno, their Chinese peers have taken a more targeted approach as making big profits off AI-created chart toppers remains tantalizingly out of reach.
• June
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MUSIC ECOSYSTEM
  • Martin Clancy’s book, Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem, an edited collection of fifteen chapters, provides an all-round view of AI and music.
• Rachel’s Song – Part I: Rights of authors to music created by or with artificial intelligence under German copyright law 6.28.24
  • This Part I of the article examines under what circumstances those involved in the creation of music by or with the help of AI programs can acquire rights as authors. 
• What is OK in the world of music AI? New organisation to develop industry standards 6.27.24
  • A panel of music industry professionals will be convened by a new organisation called AI:OK with the aim of agreeing global industry standards for the use of music in AI, and AI in music. Founder Martin Clancy says “we’re dedicated to making sure AI is used ethically”
• TURNING GUESSING INTO KNOWING: WHY A WELL-TAGGED CATALOG IS KEY FOR GOOD CONTENT STRATEGIES 6.26.24
  • Cyanite is one of the leading companies in the AI music analysis and recommendation space, helping catalog owners to unlock more value from their assets.
• HUDL Music Shifts Focus to Tech, AI as Rebrand Set to Roll Out In Fall 6.24.24
  • It’s been a few years since we last spoke with Lashion Robinson, the CEO and founder of HUDL Music. Since 2020, Robinson has guided HUDL Music to become a beacon for indie artists to share their music, visuals, and connect with each other in ways like never before.
• World Music Day 2024: Antara Mitra Feels AI Is ‘Good Tool’ For Musicians, Emphasises On Balance Between Technology & Human Art 6.20.24
  • Antara Mitra opens up about the evolving music taste of the desi audience, the incorporation of artificial intelligence in music, her latest single, and more
• Singers Offered AI Voice Cloning By World’s Biggest Label 6.19.24
  • The world’s biggest record label, Universal Music Group, announced plans to offer its artists AI models of their own voices.
• AI in music: Not all doom and gloom 6.6.24
• The AI Rap Era Has Already Started. Here’s Why It Might Be Great 6.2.24
  • Purists recoiled when Drake used new technology to diss Kendrick Lamar in the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg—but that’s what always happens when hip-hop is on the verge of another evolutionary leap.
• May
• THE BRUTAL REALITY: POWER IS SHIFTING TO AI-GENERATED MUSIC AND ALGORITHMIC DISCOVERY. MUSIC RIGHTSHOLDERS MUST WAKE UP TO THE OPPORTUNITY. 5.23.24
  • Hi. It’s been a minute since I last published an op/ed on MBW. Those of you who might have read this op/ed on AI or this op/ed on royalties will know I try to see around corners, and always speak my mind. So here I go again.
• Artists Urge Action on AI, but Congress Is Slow to Respond 5.22.24
  • Scarlett Johansson called out OpenAI this week for mimicking her voice for a new chatbot, underscoring the urgency that many artists feel about regulating artificial intelligence.
• Suno raises $125m: what does that mean for the music industry? 5.22.24
  • If anyone in the music industry didn’t have AI music startup Suno on their radar already, news that it has raised a $125m funding round will change that.
• Is the Music Business Too Afraid of Big, Bad AI? 5.22.24
  • Like a lot of people, I was — and maybe still am — alarmed by the changes AI could bring to musical creativity. But after a conversation yesterday with a major executive in the music industry who has a formidable knowledge of its business, legalities and people, I’m not as sure.
• Music Biz 2024: Music Leaders Discuss AI & Potential Industry Impact: ‘It’s Destabilizing, but Empowering’ 5.16.24
  • Music and tech professionals discuss AI’s role in today’s music industry, how it reshapes the way artists interact with fans and more.
• ElevenLabs previews music-generating AI model 5.9.24
  • Voice AI startup ElevenLabs is offering an early look at a new model that turns a prompt into song lyrics.
• Goldman Sachs report positive on live, AI, and streaming price increases 5.9.24
  • When we wrote about the last Goldman Sachs ‘Music in the Air‘ research report one year ago, we noted the reports’ propensity for bullish forecasts.
• APPG ON MUSIC REPORT: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY | MPA STATEMENT 5.1.24
  • On Wednesday 1 May, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music (APPG) published their new report calling for updated legislation to support the UK music industry and music fans by regulating artificial intelligence (AI).
• With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how his first song post-stroke came to be 5.6.24
  • With some help from artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis, celebrated for his timeless hits like “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “I Told You So,” has his voice back.
• The AI Rap Era Has Already Started. Here’s Why It Might Be Great 5.2.24
  • Purists recoiled when Drake used new technology to diss Kendrick Lamar in the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg—but that’s what always happens when hip-hop is on the verge of another evolutionary leap.
• April
• FKA Twigs Developing Her Own Deepfake to Interact With Fans 4.30.24
  • Twigs appeared on Capitol Hill this week to testify in support of regulations controlling AI deepfakes, but added that when well-controlled, the technology can be quite helpful to artists.
• Watch Grimes Discuss AI in Music for PBS Series A Brief History of the Future 4.25.24
  • The fourth episode of the new PBS series A Brief History of the Future, a documentary series about reimagining a better future for the Earth and its inhabitants, aired last night (April 24). The episode focuses on how artificial intelligence factors into that vision. During one segment, Grimes is interviewed as a figure at “the forefront of this work” in the music realm by Ari Wallach. Watch her interview, which starts around the 32:00 mark, below.
• AI or Human? Music Fans Won’t Care, Says Avenged Sevenfold Frontman 4.14.24
  • For musicians, AI is a “deeper tool” that can help stimulate creativity, said Avenged Sevenfold’s Matt Sanders (aka M. Shadows).
• Human Creativity Outperforms AI in Commercial Music Composition, Study Finds 4.5.24
  • Humans compose more emotionally accurate and appealing music than Gen AI.
• ICMP launches rights reservations portal setting out the legal and moral obligations of AI companies 4.4.24
  • A new portal has been launched by the music publishing sector collating ‘rights reservations’ from music publishers which clearly state that those companies’ rights have been reserved from any data and text mining exceptions in copyright law, in particular the exception in European law.
• AI-music launches roundup: Padhanisa, Co-Manager, Vocalist AI 4.3.24 ¸¸♬
  • Many of the headlines around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and music still focus on the concerns: deepfakes and licence-shirking training.
• AI-generated songs are getting longer, not necessarily better 4.3.24
  • The latest version of Stability AI’s Stable Audio audio generator now lets users create three-minute-long songs.
• ‘AI poses enormous threats’: Billie Eilish, J Balvin and more sign open letter denouncing AI in music. 4.2.24
  • More than 200 artists signed the open letter calling modern AI an “assault on human creativity.”
• March
• AI Replaces ‘Mamma Mia!’ Musical Star Sara Poyzer for BBC Production: “Sobering” 3.28.24
  • “We feel that AI is a danger to the whole industry,” said Voice Squad, a voiceover agency working with Poyzer who shared the news on social media.
• Tyler, the Creator Says A.I. ‘Will Never Catch Up to Me Creatively,’ Should Instead Be Used for ‘Mundane Sh*t’ 3.18.24
  • Tyler argues that such tech should be put toward fighting cancer, for example, instead of being used in place of our “superpower” as humans.
• AI Could ‘Destroy’ Music Business – Roger Daltrey Warns 3.14.24
  • Roger Daltrey has warned that Artificial Intelligence has the ability to “destroy” the music industry.
• AI Will Make Music ‘Come Alive Again,’ CreateSafe CEO Says 3.4.24
  • CreateSafe co-founder and CEO Daouda Leonard answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk, including the role of record labels in the future of music and how AI and blockchain technologies can transform the industry.
• Madonna is among the early adopters of AI video generators 3.4.24
  • The pop legend and her team have embraced a still-uncharted branch of generative AI visuals for her current Celebration Tour.
• Diehard Nirvana Fans Are Using AI to Rewrite the Band’s History 3.3.24
  • It’s a larger subculture than you’d expect. Learn more at https://aarongilbreath.substack.com/p/new-nirvana-albums-created-by-fans
• February
• The ‘difficult’ Police hit based on a 1980 Casiotone synth preset: “The first song written by AI,” reckons Stewart Copeland 2.29.24
  • “Those little riffs that they had on them are really cool”
• New major AI bill advances in Tennessee, ELVIS Act moves to final stages of consideration 2.28.24
  • Support from artists Natalie Grant, Matt Maher and David Hodges (Evanescence) propel bill forward
• Boi-1da on working with Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar, his love of FL Studio and his new AI-powered project: “Through the power of generative AI I was able to be in multiple places working on multiple tracks, simultaneously” 2.21.24
  • The Grammy-winning hitmaker behind chart-toppers from Drake and Rihanna used AI to facilitate his collaboration with five up-and-coming artists for The Concept A.I.BUM
• Billy Joel Delivers First New Track in 17 Years with an AI-Infused Video 2.16.24
  • New York’s own Billy Joel, a celebrated icon of the music industry, has made a triumphant return with the release of his first new track in 17 years. Coupled with its release is a technological marvel – a music video featuring heavily on AI.
• 8 Best AI Music Generators for 2024 (Expert Reviews) 2.11.24 ¸¸♬
  • With the recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), the music industry has had a massive change, lowering the entry barriers for new music creators, producers, content creators, and composers.
• Spanish orchestra performs work made with AI for the first time: ‘It was a pastiche’ 2.10.24
  • Spain’s RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Innovation Laboratory managed to compose a piece of music using artificial intelligence, but the result wasn’t very promising
• The man in charge of the Grammys confronts the music industry’s biggest challenge: AI 2.4.24
  • The music industry is celebrating its stars Sunday night at the Grammy Awards.
• Music AI could be worth $3 billion in 4 years! 2.2.24
  • As music AI gets better every day, becoming used by more and more artists, its value could x10 by 2028, a new study finds.
• 10 Best AI Beat Makers to Generate Creative Music Quickly in 2024 2.1.24 ¸¸♬
  • In the world of music production, technology has taken a giant leap forward with the introduction of AI beat makers. With AI-powered beat makers, musicians and producers now have a powerful arsenal at their disposal that can generate creative music quickly and easily!
• January
• GENERATIVE AI MUSIC MARKET TO BE WORTH $3BN BY 2028, SAYS REPORT COMMISSIONED BY SACEM AND GEMA 1.30.24
  • A new study carried out for the collective management organizations (CMOs) in Europe predicts that the global market for generative AI in music will exceed USD $3 billion by 2028 – a tenfold increase from 2023.
• Can an AI be a music manager? Two ex-Midem execs are finding out 1.25.24
  • Here’s something to make our music-manager readers choke on your cornflakes (other breakfasts are available). It’s a startup called Mngrs·ai that is, yes, an AI music manager.
• The Recording Academy and IBM are bringing generative AI to the 2024 Grammys 1.25.24
  • During the 2024 Grammy Awards, one name aims to strike a different kind of chord: Watson.
• Guns N’ Roses Unveil AI-Generated Music Video for “The General”: Watch 1.24.24
  • The animated clip intercuts live performance footage with a narrative story.
•  “Welcome to the Sound Wellness Revolution”: Endel’s AI-Generated Soundscapes and the Commodification of Passive Listening 1.18.24
  • In January 2019, Warner Music Group signed a twenty-album contract with the artist Endel. And then in May 2023, Endel came to an agreement with Universal Music Group to collaborate with the label’s artists. These major record label deals would be impressive under any circumstances, but what’s most striking is that Endel is not a living artist—it’s AI.
• Brian Eno on AI (he’s a fan) and the Sundance documentary that bears his name 1.18.24
  • Part practical problem-solver and part esoteric theoretician, Brian Eno has been involved as a musician and producer on some of the most influential music of the past 50 years, a daunting list of collaborators that redefined pop: Roxy Music, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Devo and U2. As a solo artist, Eno pioneered the genre of ambient music. He has also extended his work into the visual arts, creating installation pieces.
• “The creative potential of randomness is often underestimated” Data Scientist on AI in Music 1.10.24
  • A conversation with Max Hilsdorf, data scientist and musicologist, on AI in music and where we’re heading in this regard.
• Luthier designs guitar using text-to-picture platform Midjourney – and then makes it a reality 1.5.24
  • Could this be the future of guitar design?
• Elvis Evolution: Presley to be brought to life using AI for new immersive show 1.3.24
  • Elvis Evolution will use AI and feature holographic projections of the star, created from thousands of his personal photos and home-video footage.
• Artificial Intelligence and the music industry in 2023 1.3.24
  • Music industry experts CMU take a deep-dive look at everything that happened in AI and the music business during 2023. Bookmark this for later!
• ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ’S THOUGHTS ON AI SHOWS WHAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WILL BE UP AGAINST IN 2024 1.3.24
  • If the music industry gets its way on the issue of copyright and AI, it could cause the US to lose its dominance in artificial intelligence to China, posing a national security threat while holding back innovation that could improve everyone’s quality of life.
• 2023
• December
• 3 Music AI Breakthroughs to Expect in 2024 12.31.23
  • 2024 could be the tipping point of Music AI
• Music AI in 2023: a database of tools 12.19.23 ¸¸♬
  • It almost feel superfluous to say it, but 2023 has unequivocally been The Year Of AI. Music Ally has reported on the various music AI developments as closely and quickly as we could, although the pace of development sometimes felt unprecedented.
• 2023 in Music & Audio Tech — Year in Review 12.19.23
  • A brief recap of the biggest milestones that occurred in music and audio tech earlier this year.
• GRIMES PARTNER CREATESAFE INKS AI MUSIC CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUNDS.STUDIO 12.19.23
  • CreateSafe’s artificial intelligence-powered music tech studio TRINITI has teamed up with music production platform SOUNDS.STUDIO to provide AI music creation and services for musicians and artists
• ‘AI isn’t coming for your jobs. Humans are…’: Jennifer Walshe’s ’13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music’ 12.18.23
  • Irish composer argues for a more multi-faceted discourse on the artistic potential and impact of AI.
• ChatGPT is the most-used AI tool among musicians, study finds 12.18.23
  • Of 1,000 musicians surveyed, 30 percent said they use AI for songwriting and composition, while 21 percent use it for research and inspiration.
• Ice-T is Down With Being Replaced With AI: ‘If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them’ 12.18.23
  • Artificial intelligence? No, AI stands for Artificial Ice-T.
• Let 1,000 AI Startups Bloom: Why the Time to Disrupt the Music Industry Is Now 12.15.23
  • Former Hypebot editor Kyle Bylin argues that artificial intelligence will soon revolutionize the music industry even more than past innovations like MP3s and streaming.
• Can Sampling Survive in the Age of AI? 12.14.23
  • Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to identify samples in music. Is it an existential threat to the art form or just a new snitch to outsmart?
• OpenAI Joins Rolling Stone Publisher to Merge AI With Journalism 12.14.23
  • Readers get better summaries, and LLMs get more training data—could AI enhance journalism while disrupting it?
• Nicki Minaj’s AI art trend is pure chaotic brilliance 12.14.23
  • Viral meme marketing reaches new heights.
• Grimes teams up with startup on AI-equipped plush toy 12.14.23
  • A new toy combines the AI engine behind ChatGPT, the voice of pop singer Grimes and a plush exterior to create a stuffed animal that can carry on endless conversations with a kid.
• AI OF THE STORM: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IN 2023 12.13.23
  • To find a single issue that has so dominated the music industry discourse like AI has in 2023, one would have to look back to the early 2000s when P2P and digital piracy were the center around which everything else seemed to revolve.
• Deadmau5-founded startup Korus taps into AI for music creation 12.12.23
  • Pixelynx, an Animoca Brands-owned metaverse company co-founded by DJ and producer Deadmau5, announced today its newest suite of tools for its flagship product Korus, an AI-powered music creation platform where you can remix content using AI and licensed stem files made by artists and music labels, then mint music and earn revenue.
• Rightsify Now Lets Anyone Generate AI Music Ethically with Advanced Generation Model, Hydra 12.12.23
  • Rightsify’s Hydra model is open to all–bringing better-sounding music and more flexible track lengths to businesses, artists and creators–with full commercial usage.
• Digital Discourse: Sammy Andrews on the pros of AI 12.12.23
  • Deviate Digital CEO Sammy Andrews guides you through the ever-changing tech world. In this edition of Digital Discourse, she dives into the pros of AI…
• Beatport.io Announces Groundbreaking Collaboration with Disclosure and Bronze AI 12.12.23
  • Beatport.io, the innovative digital marketplace, has launched Disclosure – Bronze Editions, a collaboration between Disclosure and AI technology by Bronze. This project delivers 1000 unique renditions of Disclosure’s ‘Simply Won’t Do’ from their album ‘Alchemy’, each paired with AI-generated visuals.
• DJ duo The Chainsmokers want to use AI to clone their own voices 12.8.23
  • The Chainsmokers, a top DJ duo, want to leverage AI for their music including recreating their own voices in multiple new versions.
• Moises launches Music.AI, opening its platform to accelerate adoption of AI audio 12.8.23
  • Music.AI platform delivers enterprise-grade models and infrastructure as enterprise demand explodes for ethical AI for audio applications.
• Peter Gabriel: ‘If We’re Really Smart, We Could Design AI To Make Us Wiser And Hopefully More Compassionate’ 12.7.23
  • On the inspiration for his new album, ‘i/o’, Peter Gabriel tells The Music in an exclusive Australian interview, “Forgetting where we came from has led us to believe we can survive, irrespective of what we do to the planet. It’s becoming very clear how dumb that really was.”
• Brian May on AI in Music: ‘It’s Already Much More Prevalent Than We Realize’ 12.7.23
  • “Anything we can do, it can do too, maybe even better. It’s a scary thought. I think it’s much more around us than we realize.”
• Rapper Bad Bunny lashes out over viral AI copycat hits 12.5.23
  • Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny’s voice quickly went viral last month. However, the songs circulating did not belong to him.
• November
• A Chord Struck By Generative AI: Boomy/ADA Deal Heralds A New Era For Music 11.30.23
  • Boomy, a trailblazer in AI-generative music, has inked a global distribution deal with ADA Worldwide, Warner Music Group’s independent arm for distribution and label services.
• HOW AI IS REVOLUTIONIZING MUSIC DISCOVERY AND UNLOCKING MORE VALUE FROM CATALOGS 11.30.23
  • Let’s talk about catalogs. Depending on where you work, be that a label, publisher or production music library, your catalog is likely to contain thousands, if not hundreds of thousands (and maybe even millions) of tracks, combining frontline hits with historic gems and multiple variations in between – from instrumentals to 30 second versions and remixes.
• As Generative AI Disrupts Music, Artists Elevate Co-Creation 11.30.23
  • The democratization of music has transferred a significant amount of power from record labels into the hands of artists.
• The Deals: AI Music Platform Boomy Inks Distribution Pact With ADA; Futureverse Teams With CAA 11.30,23
  • Generative AI music creation platform, label and publisher Boomy reached a distribution partnership with ADA Worldwide, Warner Music Group’s independent distribution and label services arm.
• IFPI study reveals music fans’ attitudes to generative AI 11.27.23
  • IFPI has shared findings on attitudes to artificial intelligence from the biggest study of music fans in the world.
• EAZY-E’S SON TEASES AI MUSIC FROM LATE N.W.A LEGEND: ‘THERE ARE HIDDEN TRACKS OUT THERE’ 11.26.23
  • Eazy-E‘s son, Lil Eazy-E, has said that N.W.A fans may get some new music from his late father soon — thanks to the magic of artificial intelligence.
• Musical Minds and Machines: The Silent Symphony of AI in Music Creation 11.23.23
  • In a recent survey conducted by Pirate Studios, a fascinating revelation emerged from the world of music creation – over half of the 1,141 artists surveyed admitted they would keep their use of artificial intelligence (AI) in music production under wraps.
• Pioneer Hip Hop Producer Grandmaster Flash on His ‘Quick Mix Theory’ and the Current AI Boom: ‘I May Want to Test It.’ 11.22.23
  • Grandmaster Flash — one of the world’s first hip-hop producers — sat down with Digital Music News to discuss the progression and evolution of hip hop over the years.
• SONY MUSIC DEBUTS GENERATIVE AI MUSIC PROJECT WITH PINK FLOYD’S DAVID GILMOUR AND THE ORB 11.21.23
  • The Orb and David Gilmour, the guitar and voice of Pink Floyd, recently released Metallic Spheres In Colour, described by Sony Music as “a visionary re-interpretation” of their 2010 ambient album Metallic Spheres.
• All the Artists Who Have Spoken Out Against AI Music This Year 11.14.23
  • Bad Bunny, Sheryl Crow, Ed Sheeran and more have expressed concern or outright scorn over the technology that’s being used to simulate artists’ voices and styles
• AI MUSIC PLATFORM SOUNDFUL LAUNCHES “COLLABS” SERIES FEATURING FAMOUS PRODUCERS 11.13.23
  • The new series will capture the artists’ “sonic DNA” to create unique, AI-generated tracks evoking their sound
• Top 10 Best AI Song Cover Generators in 2023 11.12.23 ¸¸♬
  • AI song cover generators have revolutionized the music industry by providing a quick and easy way to create high-quality covers of popular songs. 
• Pozalabs CEO dreams of world where anyone can compose music with AI 11.10.23
  • AI-generated songs open new possibilities beyond copyright concerns
• The Future of Music: How Generative AI Is Transforming the Music Industry 11.9.23
  • It’s been an eventful year in the world of generative music.
• Loudly Automatically Creates the Perfect Soundtrack for Social Videos 11.9.23
  • Loudly, the AI service bringing generative music to users everywhere from creative platforms to social media, is now allowing creators to use its mobile app to turn raw videos into soundtracked social posts in seconds.
• October
• AI is on a collision course with music — Reservoir’s Golnar Khosrowshahi thinks there’s a way through 10.31.23
  • The publisher behind the songwriting copyrights to some of the most popular music ever recorded doesn’t think AI spells doom for the industry.
• GrimesAI tracks can now be licensed by creators via Slip·stream 10.25.23
  • Earlier this year, artist Grimes launched a way for people to create music with her voice-clone, as long as they split the royalties with her 50/50.
• AI for Good: The Game-Changing Partnership Reshaping the Music Industry 10.24.23
  • Welcome to the heart of Los Angeles’ thriving music scene, where artificial intelligence and data analytics are rewriting the rules of the industry.
• Cher calls for artificial intelligence to be made illegal in the music industry 10.23.23
  • The concern for AI ripping off the likeness of artists without fair compensation has been a growing concern in the last few months.
• How AI Is Set To Corrupt Our Musical Experience 10.21.23
  • Every technical advancement has threatened the status quo.
• Moises is the latest company helping artists clone their voices 10.18.23 ¸¸♬
  • We know startup Moises best for its stem-separation technology, helping musicians to remove or isolate vocals and instruments in songs. Launched in 2019, it reached the milestone of 30 million registered users in April this year. Now it’s launching a new tool: one that enables vocalists to clone and then license their voices to producers and other musicians.
• What Would It Take for an AI-Generated Song to Qualify for a Grammy? 10.17.23
  • As if there wasn’t already enough drama and confusion around AI and the music industry, the shadowy musician Ghostwriter’s song “Heart on My Sleeve” — which used generative AI to create fake verses that sound uncannily like Drake and the Weeknd — has spawned no small amount of confusion regarding the Grammys.
• UC San Diego Breakthrough: Innovative Generative AI Transforms Poetry Into Music 10.16.23
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) shows its artistic side in a new algorithm created by researchers from UC San Diego and the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (IRCAM) in Paris, France.
• Get ready for a rare jugalbandi — between AI and Indian classical music 10.13.23
  • Classical musicians spend years mastering the technical aspects of their craft and developing their aesthetic sense. Now AI can effortlessly tackle both
• French Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music Asserts Rights over AI Development 10.12.23
  • The French Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music (Sacem) has announced that it intends to exercise its right to opt-out from making its members’ work freely available for use in artificial intelligence (AI) development. 
• MAJOR RECORD COMPANIES HATE AI VOICE-CLONING PLATFORMS THAT DON’T PAY. THE ONE THEY HATE MOST WAS CREATED BY A 20-YEAR-OLD UK STUDENT. 10.12.23
  • For years, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)’s annual submission to the Office of the US Trade Representative’s ‘Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy’ has consisted of a long list of pirate sites known to rip off copyrighted music.
• LifeScore Music Announces Launch of Kaleidoscope, A Collaboration Between Musicians and AI 10.6.23
  • LifeScore Music, the generative music platform embracing AI for the benefit of artists, has announced the launch of its own record label, Kaleidoscope. 
• Hannah Diamond Has Cracked the Code of Using AI for Music 10.5.23
  • For hyperpop artist Hannah Diamond, generative AI isn’t a threat. It’s another tool in her arsenal—and one that could lower the barriers for emerging musicians.
• September
• Country star Lee Greenwood doubts AI will ‘take over human input’ 9.29.23
  • Country legend doesn’t encourage artists to use artificial intelligence over ‘creative ability’
• Does the Hollywood Writers’ Strike Deal Hold Lessons for AI Music? 9.28.23
  • Songwriters still can’t unionize, but at least there are now some safeguards against the use of AI in entertainment.
• The Rolling Stones says using AI in music is like “toy town” 9.28.23
  • “AI is like anything else. It can either be a tool, or it can be a toy”
• PRODUCTION VALUES: STRIKES, AI AND THE FUTURE FOR PRODUCTION MUSIC 9.28.23
  • With the Production Music Conference taking place next week in Los Angeles, we check in with key players in the market to understand the evolving challenges and opportunities.
• Phd In Artificial Intelligence and Music
  • The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music (AIM) is a leading PhD research programme aimed at the Music/Audio Technology and Creative Industries.
• Music producer from Buxton invited to Downing Street to discuss the impact AI on the music industry 9.26.23
  • A music producer from Buxton was invited to Downing Street to discuss the impact AI is having on the music industry.
• Make AI music, lyrics, sound effects and speech with Suno AI 9.24.23
  • If you are interested in learning how to transform text into songs and music or make special effects or synthesizing speech using AI tools you may be interested in a new AI model available to use on Discord. Suno AI models has been specifically designed to enable creatives and developers to generate hyper-realistic speech, music and sound effects, “powering personalized, interactive and fun experiences across gaming, social media, entertainment and more” say it’s creators.
• “Our AI isn’t trained on other people’s catalogues”: AI-powered “meta-composition” software DAACI places the human at the centre of music-making 9.22.23
  • “It’d really be more accurate to say that DAACI has been taught rather than having learnt.”
• Water & Music’s Cherie Hu says Web3 and AI will revolutionize creativity: The Agenda 9.20.23
  • Water & Music founder Cherie Hu explains how technology is evolving the music industry — but is it to the benefit of musicians?
• AI Generated Music With Real Human Fans 9.18.23
  • There’s a popular new heavy-metal band on social media, The Frostbite Orckings, whose animated videos of are racking up millions of views.
• Everything we know and don’t know about AI in Music 9.14.23
  • This post from Mark Mullihgan of top consultancy MIDiA may help calm any nervous moments you’re having about AI in music and the music industry as well as help you prepare for what’s to come…
• Grammy CEO Clarifies AI-Generated Song Not Eligible for Award – Movieguide 9.12.23
  • Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has retracted his previous statement that an AI-generated song would be eligible for a Grammy nomination, now clarifying that it would not.
• ‘AGT’ Judge Simon Cowell Not a Fan of Artificial Intelligence in Music 9.8.23
  • Simon Cowell, judge on “America’s Got Talent,” recently expressed his disapproval of using artificial intelligence (AI) in music creation. Cowell believes that the authenticity and lasting impact of artists like Queen, David Bowie, and Elton John come from their genuine talent, stating that “anything which is faking it is for me a bit of a problem.” Additionally, Cowell discussed the challenges that artists and songwriters face in the current music industry.
• The musical AI revolution has only just begun 9.5.23
  • Music creators, don’t fear the reaper when it comes to AI: Recognize its potential instead.
• QUEEN’S BRIAN MAY ON AI THREAT: ‘2023 WILL BE THE LAST YEAR THAT HUMANS DOMINATE MUSIC.’ 9.5.23
  • The collective disquiet around AI’s impact on the music business seems to have calmed down a little of late.
• Best AI Music Generators (September 2023) 9.1.23
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) music generators are computer programs that create music.
• August
• Queen’s Brian May reveals his fears about AI influence on music 8.31.23
  • The effect artificial intelligence will have on music has been the subject of hot debate, and Queen’s Brian May has shared his thoughts on the subject.
• ABBA Star, Ryan Tedder, Frank Sinatra’s Estate And More Collaborate To Explore AI In Music 8.27.23
  • Bjorn Ulvaeus, OneRepublic Frontman, And The Estate Of The ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ Singer Have Signed Up To Dive Into The Realms Of Artificial Intelligence In Music.
• AI-Generated Music and Accessibility: Breaking Down Barriers for Disabled Musicians 8.28.23 ¸¸♬
  • AI-Generated Music and Accessibility: Breaking Down Barriers for Disabled Musicians
• BILL ACKMAN’S PERSHING SQUARE STAYS BULLISH ON UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, EVEN VS. AI: ‘THE LONG TAIL OF AI-GENERATED CONTENT WILL LIKELY NEVER BE HEARD AND WILL NOT DISPLACE LEGITIMATE ARTISTS’ WORK.’ 8.23.23
  • In the wake of the massive buzz around AI over the past year, some music biz analysts have leaned towards the “threat” side of the equation.
• AI music’s future: ‘Prompt superstars’ and evolving label deals 8.23.23
  • IP and entertainment lawyer Ash Kernen has been talking to Mega Labs about his views on generative AI and music.
• 6 Best AI Music Generators 8.22.23 ¸¸♬
  • The world of music has witnessed a paradigm shift with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). No longer is music creation limited to those with musical prowess. AI music generators have democratized the process, enabling anyone to compose unique soundtracks, songs, and beats.
• EPICA’s SIMONE SIMONS On Use Of AI In Music: ‘Art Needs To Be Created By Actual Flesh And Blood’ 8.17.23
  • In a new interview with EMP, vocalist Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA weighed in on a debate about people using an AI (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and machine learning (ML) models. 
• Is AI the future of music or threat to human creativity? 8.17.23
  • In the first of a series of blog posts leading up the Global Creator Summit on 20th September, Ivors Academy Board member Kevin Sargent shares his thoughts on the importance of human creativity in a world where AI generated music is becoming more common and questions about the use of AI are increasing in importance.
• COULD AI EVER MASTER JAZZ MUSIC? 8.15.23
  • Jazz depends so much on spontaneity and improvisation.
• This new AI music generator can generate over one billion different soundtracks 8.15.23
  • The AI generator even gives options for genre-bending.
• AI recreates clip of Pink Floyd song from recordings of brain activity 8.15.23
  • An artificial intelligence can guess what a song sounds like based on patterns of brain activity recorded while people were listening to it
• 3 ways AI is transforming music 8.14.23
  • Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by asking my students if they’re concerned about AI’s role in composing or producing music.
• ‘GENERATIVE AI IS SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE MUSIC BUSINESS.’ 8.11.23
  • Voice-mimicking AI tech has caused a big stir in the music business this year due to incidents of superstars’ voices being cloned without their consent – and then going viral.
• AI Music: What Musicians Need to Know 8.10.23
  • The capabilities of AI music have been rumbling under the surface of the music industry for years, but it wasn’t until the release of ChatGPT in 2022 when the wider conversation about artificial intelligence began to proliferate in the mainstream. 
• As AI Takes Hold in the Music Business, Make Sure Your Messaging Is Clear 8.7.23
  • As you’ve probably read many times in recent months, Artificial Intelligence is creating a Napster-like moment in the recorded music business.
• Why Ricky Skaggs Isn’t Worried About AI in Music: ‘There Will Always Be Something Missing’ 8.7.23
  • Ricky Skaggs has been the principal ambassador for bluegrass music of his generation, and in a new interview, the Country Music Hall of Famer says he’s not worried about the perceived threat of AI encroaching upon the music to which he’s devoted his life.
• Damon Albarn: ‘We’re gonna need more drugs to get through absurd AI’ 8.4.23
  • Damon Albarn has quipped that “we’re gonna need better drugs” to get through an age of AI.
• Lil Wayne Doesn’t Think AI Can Replicate Him: ‘I’m One of a Kind’ 8.3.23
  • In an interview with ‘Billboard’ for hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Weezy offered his thoughts on artificial intelligence.
• AI AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC DISTRIBUTION: A CONVERSATION WITH TUNECORE CEO ANDREEA GLEESON 8.2.23
  • TuneCore has been at the forefront of the DIY artist movement since 2006 and recently struck a first of its kind partnership with musician Grimes.
• Researchers find that AI can turn brain scans into music 8.1.23
  • Brain activity captured when volunteers were played a range of music was fed into Google’s AI music generator Music LM, and the results are pretty insane…
• 27% of Artists ‘Have Used Some Type of AI Music Tools’ — Even As 77% Fear Being Replaced by AI, Study Finds 8.1.23
  • As artificial intelligence’s music industry role continues to grow, Believe and its TuneCore subsidiary have released an AI study – finding, among other things, that over a quarter of artists are already utilizing automated tools.
• Kits AI Places the Power of AI Into the Hands of Artists Everywhere 8.1.23
  • With the rise of AI Voice cloning technology, artists face new opportunities and challenges around how their voices are used. Some, like Holly Herndon and Grimes, have embraced the technology and built tools to share their voices with the world.
• July
• HumAI: Music Revolution with Artificial: Intelligence and Blockchain 7.31.23
  • HumAI is an innovative music streaming platform developed using artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.
• HOW AI IS RESHAPING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY 7.26.23
  • Artificial Intelligence is beginning to play a significant role in the music industry, marking a considerable shift in how we create and interact with music.
• Billboard Explains: Music and AI 7.26.23
  • Artificial intelligence has officially arrived in the music industry and the new technology catching everyone’s attention shows no signs of slowing down. But how does it work? How do the artists feel about it? And how will AI affect the music industry moving forward? This is Billboard Explains: Music and AI.
• Kelly Jones criticises use of AI in songwriting 7.24.23
  • Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones has criticised the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help create music.
• 7 Ways AI Can Be Used in Music Production 7.24.23
  • Human emotion might be what fuels a song, but AI can streamline the creation process.
• Gene Simmons Shares His Concerns About Artificial Intelligence 7.21.23
  • During a recent interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Gene Simmons, the Kiss bassist and vocalist, expressed both excitement and concern about artificial intelligence (AI) in the music industry.
• How to Make AI Music With Meta’s MusicGen 7.16.23
  • Stay ahead of the text-to-music craze by experimenting with Meta’s AI music tool.
• AI resurrection of Brazilian singer for car ad sparks joy and ethical worries 7.14.23
  • Beloved musician Elis Regina died aged 36 in 1982 but a new Volkswagen commercial shows her duetting with her daughter.
• AI IN MUSIC RESOURCES 7.18.23 ¸¸♬
• Exclusive: will.i.am talks AI, the future of creativity, and his new AI app to ‘co-pilot’ creation 7.17.23
  • In an exclusive conversation with Euronews Next, will.i.am talks AI, the future of creativity, and his new AI-powered platform to “co-pilot” creation.
• Eagles’ Joe Walsh says AI “can’t destroy a hotel room” 7.14.23
  • Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh has revealed he doesn’t fear the use of artificial intelligence in the music industry because it’s incapable of causing damage to hotel rooms, unlike rockstars.
• Volumio launches AI discovery tool in its music player to help users to find “hidden gems” 7.13.23
  • The AI Supersearch tool allows users to find new music by describing what sort of tracks they want to hear.
• Loudly Pushes AI Music to New Heights of Quality and Creativity 7.13.23
  • ChatGPT and Dall-E introduced AI to the general public, offering millions of people the opportunity to explore the creative possibilities of text-prompted generative art. Now with music platform Loudly, anyone can harness the power of AI to compose wildly new sounds like techno cinema scores or a genre-defying House-Reggaeton track with just a few clicks.
• 100 MILLION AI-GENERATED TRACKS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY MUSIC PLATFORM MUBERT 7.12.23
  • Over the past year, we’ve heard a number of music companies boast about the sheer number of tracks they’ve been able to create using generative AI.
• Epidemic Sound debuts AI-powered ‘Soundmatch’ feature 7.11.23
  • Production-music firm Epidemic Sound is launching a new AI-powered feature, but it’s about finding music rather than creating it from scratch.
• Top 5 AI Rapper Voice Generators to Try Out in 2023 7.11.23 ¸¸♬
  • As the world of technology evolves, so does music creation. In recent years, we’ve seen a significant rise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools to facilitate various aspects of music production. Firstly, one of the most fascinating developments is the advent of AI rapper voice generators. 
• ‘AI Is My Muse’: Jenni Pasanen’s Journey as a Digital Artist 7.8.23
  • Jenni Pasanen, a rising star in the digital art scene, turns to AI as a tool to augment her dreamy creations.
• Is Voice Licensing A Future Revenue Stream for Artists? — DJ Fresh Thinks So 7.7.23
  • AI voice cloning can re-create an artist’s voice using machine learning and hours of samples.
• Will AI-Generated Music Make Human Music More Valuable? 7.7.23
  • AI has caused a ruffle in several creative industries, including music. Is one side-effect that human music will now be worth more?
• AI creates images based on music’s biggest hits – including Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti Hero’ 7.6.23 ✴
  • Check out what an artificial intelligence engine made after being given lyrics to some of this year’s biggest pop hits.
• Volumio AI Features Music Supersearch Discovery Powered by ChatGPT 7.6.23
  • Harnessing the power of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Volumio AI delivers a revolution in music discovery. Should Roon be nervous?
• How Clément Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, is open-sourcing AI 7.6.23
  • Users have shared more than 250,000 models and 50,000 data sets, helping propel the company to a $2 billion valuation.
• AI: Transforming the Creative Landscape 7.5.23
  • While concerns around new technology hold validity, it is crucial to uphold a guiding principle: the purpose of generative AI is not to replicate, but to aggregate.
• AI is Okay, But Artists Still Need to Get Paid: Musician Emily Lazar 7.5.23
  • “This is evolution,” she says. “This is going to happen, whether we like it or not.”
• Grammys CEO Clarifies AI-Created Music Is “Absolutely Eligible” For Nominations 7.5.23 ¸¸♬
  • “What’s not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.”
• AI Predicts How The Ramones Would Write a Song in 2023 7.1.13
  • Before you knew it a Ramones song came and went as fast as Dee Dee Ramone’s famous 1-2-3-4 countdown signal. Known for their simple style, with less simplistic lyrics, The Ramones captured multiple generations influencing some of their ’70s punk peers The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, and The Misfits, along with later apostles of their swift punk punches like U2, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Nirvana, and Green Day, among many others.
• June ·♫
• Noel Gallagher brands AI-generated Oasis album ‘pointless’ 6.2.23
  • Noel Gallagher thinks AI versions of Oasis songs are “pointless”. The ‘Easy Now’ hitmaker confirmed he has heard ‘The Lost Tapes Volume I’ – an eight-track record featuring songs by the group Breezer using computer-generated vocals to sound like his brother and former bandmate Liam Gallagher – but he wasn’t a fan because he thinks there is “no soul” to such projects.
• The Disruptive Symphony of AI and Chatbots in Music Business Strategy 6.3.23
  • The burgeoning influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots on the music industry heralds a new era of transformative innovation. The Human Artistry Campaign, a consortium of over 40 creative entities, is poised to ensure that AI’s integration is conducted ethically and responsibly. AI and chatbots, though still in nascent stages of industry-wide implementation, hold the potential to revolutionize various aspects of the music industry.
• The Impact of AI Music Generators on the Music Industry 6.5.23
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact on numerous industries, and the music industry is no exception. In fact, if history is any guide, the music industry is one of the most susceptible industries to disruption by breakthrough technologies. From records, to cassettes to CDs to streaming, the way music is consumed is constantly evolving. The same is true for how music is created. With the rise of AI music generators, music production and composition have become much more accessible and efficient.
• How will AI change the music industry? Boston experts weigh in 6.5.23
  • The avalanche of AI-generated content that is surfacing on social media sites is creating questions for the legal and production sides of the music industry.
• Here Comes the AI: Fans rejoice in ‘new’ Beatles music 6.5.23
  • When the Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, devastated fans were left yearning for more. Now, artificial intelligence is offering just that. From “re-uniting” the Fab Four on songs from their solo careers, to re-imagining surviving superstar Paul McCartney’s later works with his voice restored to its youthful peak, the new creations show off how far this technology has come—and raise a host of ethical and legal questions.
• AI App Mixboard Allows Users to Create Unique Musical Mashups by Blending Artists and Genres Seamlessly 6.6.23
  • Mixboard has the potential to democratize music creation by eliminating the barrier of formal musical education and making it accessible to individuals with varying levels of musical expertise.
• WHY THE MUSIC BUSINESS SHOULD BE WATCHING JAPAN’S AI DEVELOPMENTS VERY CLOSELY 6.6.23
  • The sudden arrival of generative AI over the past few years – and especially over the past six months, with the introduction of the ChatGPT chatbot – has opened a Pandora’s box of issues that lawmakers, businesses and creators are struggling to address.
• 73% OF PRODUCERS BELIEVE AI MUSIC GENERATORS COULD REPLACE THEM, ACCORDING TO NEW DATA 6.6.23
  • The BPB also found that around 35% of those producers see AI as a force for good
• LA Tech Week: Will.i.am Predicts Musicians Will Invest in Training AI to Create Hit Songs 6.7.23
  • At the headquarters of the FYI app in Hollywood on Tuesday night, founder, CEO will.i.am made a bold prediction: “I think what’s going to happen real soon is that instead of going to the studio and making a song to release on Spotify, or Apple Music or [other] streaming platforms, artists are going to go into the studio to train their model,” he said. “And it’s their model that they’re going to train, because they’re training it to their fingerprint to their creative thumbprint.”
• Figaro will help streaming services deal with AI-generated music 6.8.23
  • UK-based audio search and detection startup Figaro wants to help streaming services to deal with the nuanced challenges of AI-generated music.
• How AI can generate new revenue for existing music catalogs 6.8.23
  • Alongside concerns about how AI will change music and the music industry for the worse is the realization that there are many ways that it can improve it. One application that falls squarely into the latter camp is the use of AI to resurface, reuse and monetize long-forgotten music.
• AI Could Usher in a New Era of Music. Will It Suck? 6.8.23
  • Much of the conversation about AI-generated tunes focuses—smartly—on copyright and artists’ rights, but there are other questions to be answered.
• AI Can Hurt or (Hopefully) Help the Music Business: Here’s How 6.8.23
  • The music industry is once again at the forefront of technological change, the canary in the digital coalmine, this time with artificial intelligence. AI capabilities are evolving at lightning speed, and we as an industry have a window of time to figure out how to harness its power.
• Grammy Award Winning Singer Miguel Doesn’t Believe AI Can Replace Artists 6.8.23
  • 1212 Santa Monica was jam packed with roughly 700 founders and VCs on Wednesday night. As music pumped through the speakers, attendees of SUPERCHARGE LA: Access to Capital & Cocktails mingled throughout the two-story restaurant tasting sliders and tacos from chef Luca Maita.
• MusicGen Text-to-Music Using Meta AI Audiocraft 6.10.23
  • MusicGen is a game-changing breakthrough that is changing the way music is generated. MusicGen’s powerful text-to-music generating capabilities enable users to turn basic instructions into intriguing songs.
• The AI software that could turn you in to a music star 6.10.23
  • If you have ever dreamed of earning money from a stellar music career but were concerned you had little talent, don’t let that put you off – a man called Alex Mitchell might be able to help.
• Grimes thinks Spotify should have a section for AI music 6.10.23
  • She also said she believes copyright “sucks”: “I don’t think art belongs to anyone”
• What Happens When A.I. Enters the Concert Hall 6.11.23
  • Artificial intelligence is not new to classical music. But its recent, rapid developments have composers worried, and intrigued.
• The Promise and Perils of Blockchain Technology for the Music Industry 6.11.23
  • The music industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, with the rise of digital music streaming services and the decline of physical music sales.
• Meta trained music-making AI tool on “20,000 hours of licensed music” 6.13.23
  • Meta has confirmed that an AI-powered music generator that it started demoing last week was trained using 20,000 hours of licensed music, including 10,000 “high quality” music tracks. Whatever that means.
• Nile Rodgers on AI and Avicii: “He didn’t understand tertiary harmony. He would write the most beautiful songs without knowing what he was doing – his ear was telling him what to do” 6.13.23
  • The guitarist says that it was the late producer’s gear that “allowed him to express himself”
• AI Creates ‘Final Beatles Song’: What Does It Mean For The Future Of Music? 6.14.23
  • Humans are the only creatures that make music purely for the enjoyment of those listening—but now computers want to get in on the act. We have just learned that Sir Paul McCartney has used artificial intelligence to “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create what he calls “the final Beatles record.”
• Step Aside, Humans — ‘World’s First’ AI DJ Goes Live on Major Radio Station, Sounds ‘Just As Live, Local, Engaging, and Entertaining As the Traditional Version’ 6.15.23
  • The Alpha Media-owned station recently took to social media to reveal the on-air debut of the AI DJ, which is powered by Futuri’s RadioGPT and based on a (human) radio personality named Ashley Elzinga. Live 95.5’s weekday host between 12 PM and 3 PM, the former Ryan Seacrest Productions intern Ashley Elzinga (known as “Ashley Z” to fans) reacted to her AI counterpart in a brief video.
• Grammys OK AI Use in Music—But Ban Fully AI-Generated Songs 6.18.23
  • Artificial intelligence is permeating the artistic world—a fact the Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, is accounting for under their new eligibility requirements that restrict fully AI-generated songs but allow for its use in award-eligible music.
• Artificial Intelligence Streaming Platform WAVs AI Announces $20 Million Raise: ‘Traditional Music Companies Will Be Dethroned in the Coming Years’ 6.19.23
  • WAVs AI, which bills itself as “the world’s leading AI music provider” and says it counts as clients Apple Music, Amazon Music, and others, just recently revealed the sizable raise and adjacent expansion plans. New York City-headquartered Regal Investments (a division of Toronto’s Regal Holdings Canada) led the round and took the opportunity to underscore its commitment to “staying ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving music industry.”
• The impact of AI on the music industry 6.19.23
  • Far from freeing musicians or aiding their creativity, artificial intelligence could have a devasting impact on jobs and opportunities, writes Stuart Darke.
• AI IS AN ‘IPHONE MOMENT’ FOR THE MUSIC BIZ, AND 3 OTHER THINGS WE LEARNED FROM GUY OSEARY’S INTERVIEW AT THE NMPA’S ANNUAL MEETING 6.20.23
  • One of the highlights of Guy Oseary’s appearance at the annual meeting of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) last week actually took place after Oseary left the stage.
• MICROSOFT IS DEVELOPING AN AI RAP GENERATOR, DEEPRAPPER – TRAINED ON A LARGE SET OF SONGS ‘CRAWLED’ FROM THE WEB 6.20.23
  • There’s an AI music wave sweeping across big tech.
• What to Do About Fake Drake Songs 6.21.23
  • Generative A.I. has become very good at imitating famous pop stars. How should musicians respond?
• Will AI Kill the Radio Star? Stations May Turn to Artificial Intelligence for On-Air Talent 6.21.23
  • The debut of “AI Ashley” — a cloned version of real-life DJ Ashley “Z” Elzinga — on a Portland Top 40 station has divided the radio industry.
• ChatGPT: Innovating the Music Ecosystem with Virginie Berger (Don’t Believe the Hype) 6.21.23
  • Digital Dialogue is an interview/guest-blog series presented by Byta, and written by friends of Byta. Exploring niche, behind-the-scenes topics within the digital realm of the music ecosystem, Digital Dialogue presents readers with insights into challenges, successes and passion topics in the day-to-day life of those working deep in digital.
• Who tomorrow’s music business is being built for 6.22.23
  • The creator tools industry, meaning the market for music-making hardware and software, has historically served as the funnel to the recorded music industry. At the centre of that industry are big record labels, which trade on career artists. This is a market of inverse proportions, where labels’ comparatively small number of artists make up a comparatively large amount of revenue.
• Captions Secures $25 Million Series B Funding for Creative Studio — With AI-Generated Music Sync Prominently on the Roadmap 6.22.23
  • AI-powered creative studio Captions has announced the success of its Series B funding round, raising $25 million led by Kleiner Perkins, a renowned venture capitalist firm in the tech sector. Other investors include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and SV Angel, bringing the total capital raised to $40 million.
• Portland radio station debuts artificial intelligence host modeled after human DJ 6.22.23
  • “AI Ashley” debuted for Live 95.5 on June 13. She is modeled after the voice and speaking style of one of the station’s hosts, Ashley Z.
• The Grammys Didn’t Outright Ban AI Music. Here’s Why That Was A Smart Move 6.22.23
  • The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammys, made recently headlines with its new protocols and guidelines concerning music created by artificial intelligence (AI). While some anticipated that the group would completely ban AI-generated music, the Recording Academy took a different approach, which has proven to be a smart move.
• What does AI mastering mean for artists, engineers, and music? 6.24.23
  • AI Mastering services are reaching new heights of speed and quality, ushering in a new era of AI music production. We speak to some of the industry’s leaders to learn more.
• Arpeggi Labs launches Kits AI for artists to license AI voices 6.26.23
  • Artists and their labels are rightly cross at their voices being used for deepfake tracks without permission, let alone payment.
• Will.I.Am Says He Doesn’t ‘Use AI to Write Music’ 6.26.23
  • Amid the growing presence of artificial intelligence, it’s no secret the music industry has been weary of the application’s influence. However, singer-songwriter Will.i.am doesn’t share the same concerns. He revealed at the Variety Studio presented by Canva at Cannes Lions that he’s leaning into the “whole new renaissance” that AI establishes with music.
• AI-generated music is officially a hit — how will it change the music industry? 6.26.23
  • Last week, an anonymous music producer released a song, “Heart on My Sleeve,” with vocals ostensibly sung by music artists Drake and The Weeknd but actually generated using artificial intelligence (AI). The track became a viral hit, in part because of the name brands associated with the project but also because of the curiosity factor. 
• Crashing Melodies — Generative AI, Copyright, and Music 6.27.23
  • Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the top of most news agendas for the past several months. 
• Can AI Reinvent Song Creation Without Cutting Out Humans? Music Sample Platform Splice Says ‘Yes’ 6.27.23
  • As the use of AI in the music industry continues to spark debate, one of the hottest sound sample libraries in the business is launching a machine learning tool that opens new avenues of creativity for subscribers while keeping human-created loops and beats at the forefront.
• Artificial Intelligence Can’t Work Without Our Data 6.29.23
  • We should all be paid for it.
• RRevenue sharing for the AI Music co-creation revolution: Pixelynx x Reveel 6.29.23
  • PIXELYNX, the interactive music platform founded by pioneering musicians and technologists Joel Zimmerman (deadmau5) and Richie Hawtin (Plastikman), has announced a strategic partnership with Reveel, a leading web3 revenue share protocol.
• Goldman Sachs Music In The Air 2023: Monetising superfans, price rises, streaming remuneration & AI 6.29.23
  • The Goldman Sachs Music In The Air report is always a major talking point for the industry.The 2023 edition has just landed, authored once again by analyst Lisa Yang and colleagues at Goldman Sachs. 
• MEET RIPPLE: TIKTOK PARENT’S NEW AI-POWERED MUSIC-MAKING APP THAT CAN TURN A HUMMED MELODY INTO A SONG 6.30.23
  • ByteDance has shaken up the power dynamic in the music business. The $220 billion-valued technology giant’s popular video-sharing app TikTok is capable of breaking hits, turning unknown artists into viral stars, and driving new commercial success for ‘catalog’ tracks recorded decades ago.
• Meet Cosm Bot, the Revolutionary AI for DJing and Music Production 6.1.23
  • The world of artificial intelligence continues to evolve, and now it’s stepping into the realm of music production. Algonaut, a prominent plugin developor, hahs introduced Cosm Bot, an AI chatbot expert in music production. The unique aspect of Cosm Bot is that it has been trained using a thousand hours of online tutorials by celebrated musician and YouTuber Tom Cosm, making it the “first producer to be transformed into AI”​.
• Songtradr’s ‘SmartMusic’ Is Merging AI and Neuroscience To Identify Music That Drives Results for Brands 6.1.23
  • Neuroscientific research has proven that individuals react faster to auditory stimuli compared to visual ones. So far, however, those findings have largely remained academic on Madison Avenue. But could the curation of a unique sonic identity be the winning tool brands need to attain strategic business goals? And just how effective are music elements in influencing message processing?
• UMG, Endel, and the case for labels in the AI space 6.1.23
  • The flood of new music created using artificial intelligence (AI) will further erode major label market share, and some label executives’ recent comments about the value of human-made music seem to put those fears in plain sight. No doubt, AI will massively drive up the amount of music that is made and released. However, there is no reason why labels cannot share in this new frontier. In fact, there is all the reason that they can, and probably will.
• Survey shows the Love/Hate relationship Music Producers have with AI 6.1.23
  • A new survey of 1,533 music producers dug into their perspectives and experiences with AI in music production.
• TRIUMPH’s GIL MOORE Says AI ‘Could Be A Creative Tool For Musicians’ When Not In Hands Of ‘Bad Actors’ 6.1.23
  • During an appearance on the “Beer Rum & Rock N Roll” podcast with host Randy Legault, drummer Gil Moore of legendary Canadian rockers TRIUMPN weighed in on a debate about people using AI (artificial intelligence) to create fake tracks and artist voices. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I love technology. That’s why I’m involved with a software company now, but it’s music based. And so everybody in the music space is kind of up in arms about AI, and I get why. And here’s my take on it.
• May
• AI vs. the Music Industry: With the Internet Full of Fake Drakes and Eminems, Who Gets Paid? 5.3.23
  • It started last October, not long after ChatGPT launched. By Grammy Week in February, it was all the industry was talking about — and that chatter got louder later in the month when David Guetta channeled Eminem on a song through artificial intelligence. The volume hit 11 in April, when “Heart on My Sleeve,” a song with AI-generated vocals by a fake Drake and a fake Weeknd, racked up millions of streams before being removed by streaming services, and louder still when electronic artist Grimes not only promised a 50-50 split with anyone who wants to use her AI voice on a song, she launched software called Elf.Tech to help them do it.
• AI Tools Can Help Musicians Unlock Creativity And Reach Fans 5.8.23
  • Recently, a fake Drake and the Weeknd collaboration generated by someone using artificial intelligence went viral and subsequently set off alarm bells across the music industry. AI enables a low-cost, high ramp-up business model—distinct industries have been accelerating their capacities and empowering their teams at an exponential rate using AI. But what does the technology mean for music?
• Why AI Is a Game-Changer for the Music Industry 5.9.23
  • Are you ready to rock investors? The music industry is currently experiencing a renaissance, and the maestro behind it all is none other than artificial intelligence (AI). This technological virtuoso has been composing new ways for music platforms to orchestrate the user experience, content creation, and copyright management.
• Making Intelligent Noise: AI In The Music Industry 5.9.23
  • Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder of LUCID, working to transform music into medicine. Mental Health Advocate.
• Spotify’s AI DJ knows your musical past, and wants to shape its future 5.9.23
  • Artificial Intelligence has leaped from the nerdiest of technological fringes to the mass market of pop culture memes.
• WHY THE POWER OF AI MAY HOLD THE KEY TO DISTRIBUTING WEALTH THROUGHOUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (PART 2) 5.12.23
  • Music Wars: Armageddon Part II The battle for the re-distribution of wealth throughout the music industry continues. In Part I, the AI Menace was revealed, the Avatars, Synthetics, and Cyborgs of the music industry were identified. But new opportunities for current and future creators also emerged, and the era of the Generation Generation was proclaimed.
• Will AI destroy the music industry? 5.12.23
  • “For as long as humans have been making music, we’ve been trying to find ways for music to make itself,” classical music critic Michael Andor Brodeur wrote for The Washington Post in February. First, there were the Aeolian harps of ancient Greece, which sang and hummed using just the wind’s breeze. Next came mechanical organs, which used “the force of flowing water to draw breath into their bellows.” Now, 300 years and innumerable “clunky crank-powered, disc-driven,” and “pneumatic musical diversions later,” we find ourselves on the precipice of a new era of self-generated tuneage: that which is created by AI.
• Grimes and Bitcoin: How crypto and the open-source movement offer lessons for the music industry in the age of A.I. 5.13.23
  • An A.I.-generated song featuring a “collaboration” between Drake and The Weeknd turned up on streaming services and TikTok last month, quickly racking up millions of listens. In response, Universal Music Group, which represents the musicians, issued an agitated statement, and then, as the song turned up on other platforms, embarked on a legal whack-a-mole campaign in a bid to put the A.I. cat back in a bag.
• Musicians, Machines, and the AI-Powered Future of Sound 5.16.23
  • Fears that computers could replace composers are real. But some music-makers are finding ways to harness generative AI creatively. 
• Timbaland Hatches AI Startup That Will Give Music Stars Like Biggie Life After Death 5.15.23
  • Fresh off his controversial collaboration with the late rapper Biggie Smalls, which he previewed on Instagram earlier this month, the Grammy-winning music producer Timbaland told Forbes he has a plan to commercialize artificial intelligence software that will revolutionize how songs are made.
• AI in Music Creation for Brands: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 5.17.23
• It’s NOT a sin to use AI in the music industry! Pet Shop Boys reveal they’re planning to use the tech to complete their unfinished songs 5.18.23
• Grimes Calls First Official Song Made by AI-Cloning Her Voice a “Masterpiece” 5.18.23
  • Last month, experimental artist and futurist Claire “Grimes” Boucher announced that she was willing to have artists clone her voice with the use of AI — but only if they were willing to “split 50 percent royalties.”
• Fake Bowie songs will soon be indistinguishable from the originals 5.18.23
  • “Oh man, this gonna be dope. Drake’s lyrics suck. AI can write better lyrics than Drake. Now they got his voice.” It was late, I was driving, so I’m paraphrasing my 17-year-old’s gleeful embrace of another ominous development in the world of music.
• As a lifelong Beatles fan, this AI-generated Beatles music is blowing my mind 5.21.23
  • The Beatles, arguably the greatest rock group of all time, split up in 1970 amid acrimony and intense business pressures. Since that time, two members of the quartet have also died (George Harrison, from cancer in 2001, and John Lennon, murdered by a deranged fan in 1980). Nevertheless, thanks to the increasingly creative potential of artificial intelligence — which people are now using to produce everything from parody movie trailers to hyper-realistic photos and music — Beatles fans like me can get a small taste of what it might have been like had the Fab Four either stayed together, or gotten back together, to produce new music.
• Why I’m worried about AI songs on Spotify 5.21.23
  • You only need to have watched the recent Google I/O keynote, in which around two-thirds of the presentation was taken up by AI discussion, to see how big a deal Artificial Intelligence is. The likes of ChatGPT and Google Bard are impressive and have their own concerns for the authenticity of the written word, but as a Spotify obsessive, I’m more worried about AI music. 
• The (Near) Future Of New Music Discovery 5.22.23
  • In recent months, we’ve had much debate revolving around A.I.But almost none of it has had a whole lot to to do with how we discover new music.  In a recent post, I talked about the “long tail” effect, where there’s no central exposure point for music anymore.  Most consumers have cobbled together their own patchwork network of finding new releases and new bands, assuming that is if they still care about the latest and greatest in music.
• Billy Corgan Has Some Thoughts About AI Music 5.22.23
  • Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins has offered an opinion on AI. Sitting down for an interview with DJ Zach Sang earlier in May, Corgan spoke about how “AI will change music forever. Because once young artists figure out that they can use AI to game the system and write them a better song, they’re not going to spend 10,000 hours in a basement like I did.”
• I used Grimes’ AI vocals to make a hit – here’s how I did it 5.22.23
  • Grimes has launched a platform to create AI versions of her vocals. Kito tells NME how she harnessed the platform for her recent viral hit.
• Vocal AI deepfakes of major artists are cropping up everywhere – should artists be worried? 5.22.23
  • Drake, Grimes, The Weeknd and Holly Herndon are all part of the AI vocalist boom – and they all seem to have different perspectives.
• Universal Music to Create AI-Powered Content 5.23.23
  • Universal Music Group said Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Germany-based company Endel to provide artists with artificial-intelligence technology to generate music for activities like sleep, relaxation, and focus.
• AI music firm DAACI acquires fellow startups MXX and WiSL 5.23.23
  • UK-based AI music startup DAACI has made its first two acquisitions.
• will.i.am on AI in the Music Industry: “I Don’t Own the Rights to My Face?” 5.23.23
  • Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am has joined the mass of musicians that have commented on the ever-growing influence of artificial intelligence on the music industry.
• What’s next for music discovery 5.23.23
  • Fred Jacobs discusses the past, present, and future of music discovery from radio to streaming and social media, from human curation to algorithms, and back again.
• MP3s made by NPCs? The rise of AI-generated muzak 5.23.23
  • AI-generated music is clogging up Spotify algorithms and creating an increasingly mid and barren hellscape – but is there more to the story?
• Ice Cube Calls AI Music “Demonic,” Threatens to Sue Anyone Who Uses His Voice 5.23.23
  • “Imma sue [anyone] who make it too, and the people and the platform that play it.”
• Bandsintown, Spotify add Microsoft Bing and ChaptGPT plugins 5.24.23
  • Microsoft went all in on ChapGPT this week, and two music companies – Bandsintown and Spotify – are helping to lead the charge.
• Billy Bragg says AI music “will never be the real thing” 5.25.23
  • Singer-songwriter and left-wing activist Billy Bragg has offered his thoughts on the rise of AI music, claiming that it will never be able to replicate the kind of tunes that a human being can compose, also noting the “transgressive” nature of music that cannot be achieved by a computer.
• Sonic Revolution! How A.I. Is Redefining the Value of Music in Advertising 5.25.23
  • Every day there seems to be a new A.I. product or use case heralded on Twitter as the next thing that is “GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING!!” While we thought A.I. would wipe out jobs like warehouse worker or taxi driver, it turns out that such tech is rather good at being creative, or at least useful as part of the ideation process. Naturally, many folks are wondering: What will this mean for me and my job?
• Muzak or Masterpieces? How to Use Google’s AI to Create Your Own Music 5.25.23
  • It may make professional musicians cringe, but Google’s MusicLM generative AI song-creation tool turns text prompts into 30-second tunes. Here’s how to take it for a spin.
• This ChatGPT Powered AI Will Create You The Perfect Spotify Playlist 5.27.23
  • It’s a long weekend, and you’re in the mood to polish the floors and put away your piles of clutter. Of course, before picking up the vacuum cleaner, you have to set the scene and put on some cleaning music first. That’s when you realize you don’t have the right playlist on Spotify yet! You did a quick search for the perfect songs, but before you know it, you’ve already wasted the afternoon curating your playlist instead of tidying up.
• Breaking the Sound Barrier: How AI Tools are Transforming Music Production 5.27.23
  • The music industry has always been a hotbed for innovation and technological advancements. From the invention of the phonograph in the late 19th century to the rise of digital music platforms in the 21st century, technology has played a pivotal role in shaping the way we create, consume, and experience music. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool with the potential to revolutionize music production, making it more accessible, efficient, and personalized than ever before.
• We asked Google’s new AI music bot to write us a song. We instantly regretted it 5.28.23
  • We’ve seen AI dominate the world of art and the written word, and now it is coming for music, but it has a long way to go.
• The music industry is freaking out about AI — but this artist is embracing the ‘new tools’ 5.28.23
  • When Damien Roach first discovered the AI-music tool Riffusion in December, he had no intention of releasing an album. But four months later, Roach, who performs as “patten,” released “Mirage FM,” the first album made entirely from text-to-audio AI samples.
• “Unleashing The Power Of AI: The Future Of Music Composition” By Johnny Hachem 5.28.23
  • Music has been an essential part of human culture for centuries. It has the power to evoke emotions, inspire creativity, and connect people across different cultures and backgrounds. Over time, music has evolved, and with the advent of technology, it has become more accessible for people to create and consume music. One of the latest developments in music creation is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in composing music. In this article, we will explore the future of music composition with AI.
• The Influence of AI on Music Production: A Symphony of Technology and Creativity 5.30.23
  • The influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on music production has been a topic of great interest in recent years, as advancements in technology have allowed for the development of sophisticated algorithms and tools that can aid in the creation of music. These innovations have the potential to revolutionize the way music is produced, as well as the way musicians and producers approach their craft. This article will explore the various ways in which AI is impacting music production, and how it is fostering a unique symphony of technology and creativity.
• UK startup taps ChatGPT to launch AI playlist generator 5.30.23
  • A UK startup has tapped ChatGPT to build a text-to-music playlist generator. The AI system is the brainchild of Uppbeat, an audio platform based in Leeds. Targeting content creators, the feature finds copyright-free tracks for video soundtracks. Uppbeat claims it’s the first tool that lets people use their own language to find the songs they want.
• AI and Music-Making Part 1: The State of Play 5.30.23
  • The word “AI” provokes mixed emotions. It can inspire excitement and hope for the future – or a shiver of dread at what’s to come. In the last few years, AI has gone from a distant promise to a daily reality. Many of us use ChatGPT to write emails and Midjourney to generate images. Each week, it seems, a new AI technology promises to change another aspect of our lives.
• MUSIC TECH STARTUP CYANITE ACQUIRES AI-POWERED SAMPLE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM APTONE 5.31.23
  • AI music analysis and recommendation company Cyanite has acquired aptone, an AI-based service that allows music producers to classify and search samples. Cyanite said the acquisition is aimed at expanding its AI solutions within the music industry and driving its international growth.
• April
• WHY THE POWER OF AI MAY HOLD THE KEY TO DISTRIBUTING WEALTH THROUGHOUT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (PART 1) 4.6.23
  • Music Wars: Armageddon. It is a time of great unrest in the world of intellectual property. The beat of war drums echo from both sides: The developers of AI music, image, and video generation tools, and the powerful copyright owners who seek to control the use of their creative works.
• How an AI finished Beethoven’s last symphony and what that means for the future of music 10.13.21
  • Computer scientists have teamed up with historians, musicologists and composers to teach an artificial intelligence to compose like Beethoven.

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• AI and Copyright
• 2025
• August
• Latin American creators and industry leaders rally behind JusticIA campaign 8.27.25
  • A coalition of 35 creative and cultural organisations across Latin America have today issued a joint statement urging governments, technology companies, and industry leaders to protect and preserve the intellectual property rights of authors, artists, producers and publishers.
• June
• Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes 6.12.25
  • A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK’s most high-profile artists – and their backers in the House of Lords – has finally been passed.
• May
• ‘Criminal’: Elton John condemns UK’s AI copyright plans 5.19.25
  • Elton John on Sunday accused the British government of “committing theft” by proposing that tech firms could train artificial intelligence models on the UK’s music and creative output without guaranteeing proper recompense.
• Dua Lipa, Elton John Among 400 UK artists urging PM to protect copyright from AI firms 5.10.25
  • Over 400 of the UK’s top artists, including music legends Elton John, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, and Florence Welch, have signed a powerful open letter urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to safeguard their copyrights from exploitation by major tech firms.
• UK’s Data Bill passes without creative industries’ demands for copyright and AI safeguards 5.8.25
  • Opposition MPs yesterday tried but failed to get measures on copyright and AI added to the Data Bill.
• 1,000 AI-Enhanced Works Now Protected by US Copyright Law 5.4.25
  • The US Copyright Office has been rubber-stamping plenty of AI-assisted creations with copyright protections—but only under specific circumstances.
• 2024
• November
• Japan’s Copyright Law Faces the AI Challenge. Is the Future of Creativity at Stake? 11.19.24
  • In the rapidly advancing landscape of 
     artificial intelligence, Japan’s copyright law is encountering profound challenges that are shaping its future. 
• US Copyright Office boss says she’s “kept up” at night by the speed at which AI is developing 11.14.24
  • The US Copyright Office recently undertook a consultation on copyright and AI. In an update to Senators, the Office revealed that both AI companies and copyright owners think current US copyright law is fit for purpose. 
• October
• Tunes of tomorrow: Copyright and AI-generated music in the digital age 10.8.24
  • The idea of this article is to provide a framework for an exploratory analysis towards better comprehending the implications of AI-generated music on intellectual property rights, with a specific focus on copyright laws.
• September
• AI regulation gains momentum, with new proposals in Australia, and a global treaty 9.6.24
  • Law-makers around the world continue to consider the best way to regulate AI. The Australian government has proposed ten mandatory guardrails including transparency obligations. Meanwhile, the UK, US and EU have signed the first legally binding treaty on AI which sets out “overarching safeguards”
• Feds Indict Musician on Landmark Massive Streaming Fraud Charges 9.4.24
  • Federal prosecutors allege a North Carolina musician used bots and thousands of AI songs to fraudulently earn $10 million in royalties from streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music
• August
• Legal aid and AI help poor Americans close ‘justice gap’ 8.21.24
  • AI tools boost the reach of legal aid – helping poor Americans win justice and consigning the big yellow pad to the trash
• Survey: 84% of tech execs back copyright law overhaul for AI era 8.7.24
  • A new survey reveals that U.S. business leaders are increasingly calling for robust AI regulation and governance, highlighting growing concerns about data privacy, security risks, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence technologies.
• Creator groups call out copyright infringement in AI sector, demand that creator consent is secured 8.8.24
  • UK creator groups have sent a letter to various tech firms urging them to respect copyright when developing generative AI models. It also says that, when AI companies negotiate licensing deals with corporate rightsholders, they should seek assurances that those companies have secured creator consent
• July
• Music AI Upstarts Udio, Suno, Lawyer Up with Latham & Watkins as Major Label Legal Battles Gear Up 7.12.24
  • GenAI music startups Suno and Udio have hired elite law firm Latham & Watkins, the firm representing Open AI and Anthropic, to defend them against the lawsuits filed by the Big Three (Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group) in late June.
• May
• Consent and Compensation: Resolving Generative AI’s Copyright Crisis — a Review 5.29.24
  • Frank Pasquale and Haochen Sun recently released a very interesting paper entitled Consent and Compensation: Resolving Generative AI’s Copyright Crisis. 
• FTC chair: AI models could violate antitrust laws 5.23.24
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said Wednesday that companies that train their artificial intelligence (A) models on data from news websites, artists’ creations or people’s personal information could be in violation of antitrust laws.
• AI in Music Market Valuation Set to USD 38.7 billion by 2033 5.23.24
  • The Global AI in Music Market is experiencing remarkable growth, projected to reach a value of approximately USD 38.7 billion by 2033, from USD 3.9 billion in 2023, at a significant CAGR of 25.8% during the forecast period from 2024 to 2033. 
• “There are very few companies respecting intellectual property rights in this space”: Producer BT blasts “abhorrent” misuse of AI technology in music 5.22.24
  • “Some are flagrantly flaunting their first-to-market status.”
• WORLDWIDE INDEPENDENT NETWORK CALLS FOR CREATION OF AI ‘LICENSING MARKETPLACE’ IN NEW MANIFESTO 5.21.24
• Studios Warn Of First Amendment Implications For SAG-AFTRA-Backed AI Bill To Require Consent For Digital Voice And Likeness 5.1.24
  • As SAG-AFTRA and other artists’ groups sound the alarm over the proliferation of AI deepfakes, studios are warning that too sweeping a proposed solution would violate the First Amendment.
• April
• A Work in Progress: CCC and Artificial Intelligence 4.16.24
  • An Interview With CCC’s Babis Marmanis and Catherine Zaller Rowland
• Artist Rights Alliance Addresses AI Developers & More In Open Letter 4.3.24
  • The nonprofit, artist-led education and advocacy organization Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) has addressed artificial intelligence (AI) developers, technology companies, platforms and digital music services in an open letter, supported by more than 200 artists, urging them to stop using AI to “infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists.”
• March
• Hollywood and Journalism Unions Urge Congress to Pass Stronger AI Legislation to Preserve ‘Truth and Integrity’ 3.28.24
  • The unions are asking for government assistance to protect journalism and other creative workers against replacement by artificial intelligence.
• Looking Forward: The U.S. Copyright Office’s AI Initiative in 2024 3.24.24
  • More than one year ago, the U.S. Copyright Office launched a comprehensive initiative to examine the impact of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) on copyright law and policy. 
• European Union Passes ‘World First’ AI Legislation That Would Safeguard Copyrighted Music 3.13.24
  • Legislators first proposed regulating AI in 2021, although it was ChatGPT and the “Heart on My Sleeve” controversy that made many execs pay closer attention to the tech’s potential impact. 
• February
• Faced With AI And Chatbot Threats, NAB Backs Copyright Office Rule Change Proposal. 2.29.24
  • The National Association of Broadcasters is throwing its support behind a proposal that would help online news publishers, like many radio and television stations, protect their content as artificial intelligence and chatbots begun trolling the web for any and all content available.
• GOOGLE WAS ONCE AT THE VANGUARD OF ETHICAL AI MUSIC DEVELOPMENT. THAT MAY NO LONGER BE THE CASE. 2.5.24
  • Billboard reported last month that Google’s powerful music generation model, Lyria, was trained on copyrighted music without rights-holders’ permission. 
• January
• PRS for Music announces AI principles 1.29.24
  • PRS for Music publishes its guiding principles, through which it will work to influence global policy decisions on AI to promote and protect human creativity.
• US Copyright Office to investigate how to license AI companies to generate revenue for music creators 1.26.24
  • While the debate continues over whether or not tech companies need permission to use copyright protected works when training generative AI models, the US Copyright Office is looking into possible AI licensing models, including a compulsory licence which the music industry would likely oppose.
• CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus Seeks Greater AI Protections with Belgian Prime Minister 1.24.24
  • The CISAC President and ABBA founder called for sustained support for copyright and the protection of creators by the European Union as Belgium takes the six-month presidency of the EU. 
• AI-generated music is everywhere; is any of it legal? 1.18.24
  • James Grimmelmann, professor of digital and information law at Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School, sees parallels with the legal cases from the ’90s settling the use of sampling from other records. The rulings shook hip-hop producers, who had sampled liberally from older records without getting clearance. (Image from Shutterstock)
• RIAA boss criticises AI ‘fair use’ claims as ‘digital theft’ 1.9.24
  • It’s going to be a big week for AI regulation efforts in the US, and labels body the RIAA is determined to be a big part of the conversation.
• ‘Not Telling The Full Story’: OpenAI Challenges NYT’s Copyright Lawsuit Claims 1.8.24
  • OpenAI says the New York Times cherry picked responses and manipulated prompts to make its chatbot “regurgitate” content.
• 2023
• December
• AI Music Companies Might Be Required to Reveal Copyrighted Data Sources, New Bill Obliges 12.25.23
  • The
  • AI Foundation Model Transparency Act requires details about the training data, the training processes, and whether user data is collected.
• Rightsify Now Lets Anyone Generate AI Music Ethically with Advanced Generation Model, Hydra 12.12.23
  • Rightsify is opening up its datasets and models to the world, letting anyone generate high quality AI music that sounds like human-made music – entirely from text prompts. 
• November
• WHAT UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP REALLY THINKS ABOUT GENERATIVE AI AND COPYRIGHT LAW…11.23.23
  • We’re less than six weeks from the end of 2023, and the debate around AI music only seems to be intensifying.
• October
• MPA Sees “No Need” For New AI Copyright Legislation Or Special Rules, Warns Of “Inflexible” Guidelines 10.31.23
  • Despite the D.C. push to establish guardrails around artificial intelligence, major studios are warning against “inflexible” rules when it comes to copyright, asserting that existing law is sufficient to deal with the emerging AI technology.
• Biden to deploy federal agencies to monitor the risks of AI, Politico reports 10.27.23
  • U.S. President Joe Biden will issue an artificial intelligence executive order as soon as Monday, Politico reported on Friday.
• Nashville music industry says AI rules from lawmakers can be strengthened 10.16.23
  • The music industry admits the rapid rise of artificial intelligence has them scared for their future.
• Generative AI and Copyright – Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions 10.3.23
  • The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of copyright is human authorship. 
• ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES OF AI REGULATION – EXCLUSIVE REPORT 10.3.23
  • In today’s digital age, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the epicenter of technological evolution and innovation. Its applications, ranging from simple digital assistants to advanced predictive analytics, are revolutionizing industries, including healthcare, finance, and even the legal realm.
• Generative AI and Copyright – Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions 10.3.23
  • The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory.
• September
• A Tale of Two Copyrights 9.29.23
  • Registration of AI-Generated Works in the United States and Canada: A Comparison
• Regulatory decisions around AI will shape the future of digital ecosystems 9.27.23
  • Looking back, the Francis Haugen testimony spelled a turning point for social platforms. 
• Grisham, Martin join authors suing OpenAI: “There is nothing fair about this” [Updated] 9.20.23
  • Yesterday, popular authors including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George R.R. Martin, Jodi Picoult, and George Saunders joined the Authors Guild in suing OpenAI, alleging that training the company’s large language models (LLMs) used to power AI tools like ChatGPT on pirated versions of their books violates copyright laws and is “systematic theft on a mass scale.”
• Songwriters to lobby Congress for protections from AI 9.20.23
  • Composers and songwriters are heading to Washington to speak with lawmakers about putting in place protections for creators amid the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. 
• PROPOSED US BILL WOULD ALLOW INDIE ARTISTS TO NEGOTIATE COLLECTIVELY WITH STREAMING SERVICES, AI COMPANIES 9.20.23
  • A bill introduced in the US Congress would give independent music creator-owners the ability to negotiate collectively over payments from streaming services, and over the use of their works by AI algorithms.
• California lawmaker proposes bill to protect entertainers from AI threats 9.14.23
  • In a bid to shield actors, artists, and entertainers from the implications of artificial intelligence (AI), a Californian lawmaker, Ash Kalra, has put forth a bill aimed at ensuring informed consent in employment contracts concerning digital replicates.
• OPENAI’S RESPONSE TO SARAH SILVERMAN’S LAWSUIT SHOWS MUSIC RIGHTSHOLDERS COULD BE IN FOR A TOUGH FIGHT OVER COPYRIGHT AND AI 9.11.23
  • MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next. MBW Explains is supported by JKBX, a technology platform that offers consumers access to music royalties as an asset class.
• Hawley, Blumenthal unveil bipartisan AI framework 9.8.23
  • Two senators released a bipartisan framework for artificial intelligence (AI) legislation Friday as Congress ramps up efforts to regulate the novel technology.
• U.S. Copyright Office pledges to keep an eye on the implications of AI 9.6.23
  • The U.S Copyright Office is to study AI and how generative artificial intelligence should or not not play a role in the music industry.
• Newsom signs executive order preparing California for AI 9.4.23
  • The executive order is the state’s first step toward understanding how to govern AI, the governor’s office said.
• U.S. Copyright Office To Study The Implications Of Ai 9.1.23
  • Artificial intelligence (Ai) is a wonderful tool that can be used to enhance the creativity of any musician, songwriter or producer, but it’s also so new that it treads on areas of copyright that haven’t been fully established yet. Much of this is because the last update to U.S. copyright law was the Digital Millennium Act way back in 1998, which was drafted before internet distribution and streaming.
• August
• US Copyright Office launches latest study of AI implications 8.30.23
  • Creative AI and copyright? It’s fair to say the music industry has plenty of views on that. Now the US Copyright Office wants to hear them – as well as the opinions of AI developers and startups, copyright experts and any other interested parties.
• US Copyright Office identifies four key topics as it opens a consultation on artificial intelligence 8.30.23
  • The US Copyright Office has opened up a public consultation about all the copyright issues raised by artificial intelligence and especially generative AI.
• Generative AI and intellectual property 8.27.23
  • If you put all the world’s knowledge into an AI model and use it to make something new, who owns that and who gets paid? This is a completely new problem that we’ve been arguing about for 500 years.
• AI Music Agreements need to address these 5 issues 8.23.23
  • YouTube’s new deal with UMG to explore music and AI is among the countless initiates attempting to make sense of and monetize AI. Attorney Chris Castle cuts through the noise to focus on five key issues that should be the starting point of every music AI discussion and deal.
• Breaking Down the Future of Music and AI with Lawyer Ash Kernen 8.21.23
  • IP and Entertainment lawyer Ash Kernen sits down with Mega Labs to talk about the big issues facing the music industry in the wake of the new AI revolution. We cover the legal battles–including arguments around copyright, name and likeness, right to publicity, and fair use–in addition to “prompt superstars”, AI record labels, new revenue streams, and where to find new opportunities in the wake of industry transformation. You can connect with Ash on Twitter and LinkedIn.
• AI exposes designers and architects to copyright complications say experts 8.21.23
  • Increasing use of AI could have major copyright implications for designers and architects, warn experts as part of our AItopia series.
• The Importance of Copyright Cleared Datasets for AI Music 8.19.23
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been revolutionizing every industry, and the world of music is no exception.
• AI-Generated Works Aren’t Protected By Copyrights, Federal Judge Rules 8.18.23
  • As questions swirl about how artificial intelligence will impact the music business, a federal judge offers one definitive answer.
• Creators Now Have a Voice to Counter AI | PRO Insight 8.9.23
  • The Human Artistry Campaign has hired Moiya McTier and is calling for a federal right of publicity as it lends support to the Hollywood strikes.
• The New York Times Updates Terms of Service to Prevent AI Scraping Its Content 8.10.23
  • AI companies are in talks with publishers to sign licensing deals.
• Congressional leaders urged to reject ‘Big Tech’ money 8.1.23
  • A campaign to limit the influence tech companies have on members of Congress is calling on Congressional leaders in both major parties to reject donations from tech giants with a Tuesday letter.
• Moises AI Announces AI-generated Voice Synthesis Detection and Creation Feature 8.1.23
  • AI-powered models can sound just like popular artists, including Drake and the Weeknd, and have been used to create unauthorized new songs (much to the artist’s and label’s distaste).
• July
• New AI systems collide with copyright law 7.31.23
  • Kelly McKernan says she “felt sick” when she discovered her artwork had been used to train an artificial intelligence system.
• More creative bodies outline their views on AI regulation 7.21.23
  • Another group of bodies from the creative industries have been setting out their hopes for regulation of generative AI technologies.
• Songwriter and performer organisations set out seven principles for regulating generative AI 7.21.23
  • A group of organisations that speak for songwriters, performers and their collecting societies has published a set of seven principles which they say should guide the regulation of artificial intelligence and especially generative AI.
• Music industry organisations call on EU institutions to back transparency obligations in new AI Act 7.20.23
  • A coalition of organisations representing creators and copyright owners have called on all the institutions of the European Union to back data and transparency provisions that were added to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act by the European Parliament.
• In The AI Era, Can Leaders Drive Success Amidst Disruption? 7.18.23
  • Algorithms are changing the world — and wise leadership has never been more important. The long-awaited AI revolution is finally here.
• More than 1,300 experts call AI a force for good 7.18.23
  • An open letter signed by more than 1,300 experts says AI is a “force for good, not a threat to humanity”.
• Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission 7.17.23
  • Thousands of writers including Nora Roberts, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Michael Chabon and Margaret Atwood have signed a letter asking artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI and Meta to stop using their work without permission or compensation.
• Training AI With Protected Works:  Is Copyright Law Designed to Respond? 7.15.23
  • Many creators feel very strongly that “training” AI models with unlicensed, copyrighted works is unjust—not least because generative AIs built on their creativities will put some creators out of business while enriching more tech moguls.
• Who Gets Royalties for AI-Created Music? Congress to Review: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts 7.12.13
  • As AI continues to grow, artists want Congress to reconsider the Music Modernization Act and royalties for AI-created music.
• Universal Music Exec Calls On Senate to Regulate AI: ‘Ensure Creators Are Respected and Protected’ 7.12.23
  • A Marvel concept artist and illustrator also testified to the Judiciary Committee
• Senators grapple with response to AI after first classified briefing 7.11.23
  • Senators left their first classified briefing on artificial intelligence (AI) with increased concerns about the risks posed by the technology and no clear battle lines on a legislative plan to regulate the booming industry. 
• Artists are losing the battle against AI. Glaze, a tool that’s found a way to trick algorithms, is giving them a fighting chance. 7.10.23
  • In the fall of 2022, AI came for Autumn Beverly.
• Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement 7.9.23
  • The lawsuits allege the companies trained their AI models on books without permission.
• Is Voice Licensing A Future Revenue Stream for Artists? — DJ Fresh Thinks So 7.7.23
  • AI voice cloning can re-create an artist’s voice using machine learning and hours of samples. It’s how unauthorized mash-ups like the Drake and the Weeknd collab went viral on social media earlier this year. It even racked up thousands of plays on Spotify before Universal Music Group stepped in and asked the DSP to take action against AI uploads. 
• The copyright battles against OpenAI have begun 7.6.23
  • Two authors are suing OpenAI, claiming that ChatGPT has unlawfully digested their books as part of its training data.
• “I Have a Problem With the Stealing of My Material”: A Common Rallying Cry Emerges On AI 7.3.23
  • As Hollywood execs begin to test artificial intelligence, from using the tech to de-age actors to partnering with companies in the field to create AI-composed music, key players in the industry are pushing for regulations — or lawsuits.
• June
• Deezer: Streaming service to detect and delete ‘deepfake’ AI songs 6.4.23
  • Streaming service Deezer says it has developed technology that allows it to identify and potentially delete songs that clone pop stars’ voices. The French company says it wants to “weed out illegal and fraudulent content” to protect artists. “We need to take a stand now,” CEO Jeronimo Folgueira told the BBC. “We are at a pivotal moment in music.”
• Octiive Music’s New AI Tools Put Artists in Control 6.13.23
  • Octiive, the largest digital music distributor and creativity hub, run by musicians for musicians, has announced the development of a suite of tools that use generative AI to help artists focus on their craft and creativity including one that lets you leapfrog to future versions of a song. 
• Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a ‘final’ Beatles song 6.13.23
  • He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme the technology had been used to “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo so he could complete the song.
• Nile Rodgers wants musicians to embrace new AI technology: “People complaining sounds like the noise we’ve been hearing all our lives” 6.14.23
  • As the debate surrounding AI in music rages on, the Chic guitarist makes it clear he’s a proponent.
• AI-generated music: timeless legacy or copyright breach 6.15.23
  • Of all the ways in which generative AI has hit the headlines in recent weeks, the growth of AI-generated music has created some of the greatest public astonishment. Inside the music industry, that astonishment is coupled with existential concerns for the future of the industry.
• RIAA targets popular AI Hub Discord over copyright infringement 6.22.23
  • The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) has set its sights on the ‘AI Hub’ Discord server and its 142,000 members. AI Hub is a repository of AI tools, tips, and guides, many of which have applications in music.
• The US music industry is waging war upon an AI server on Discord 6.23.23
  • The Recording Industry Association of America wants Discord to close a server in which users generate AI deepfake tracks mimicking famous musicians.
• Future-Proofing Generative Music: Global Copyright Exchange Unveils New Clean Catalog for Ethical AI Training 6.26.23
  • For AI to do right by the music, it needs to be trained on datasets that honor copyrights.
• Music industry sounds alarm over AI threat, calls on Congress to act 6.27.23
  • The Music Modernization Act, passed just five years ago, could quickly become obsolete amid the growing threat of artificial intelligence (AI), lawmakers and music industry figures said at a hearing in Nashville on Tuesday. 
• AI Can Actually Help Protect Creativity and Copyrights: Guest Post by Reservoir Music CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi 6.28.23
  • In meetings, conferences, and headlines, artificial intelligence is the phrase on everyone’s lips. There are worries about everything from the infiltration of businesses and the takeover of jobs, not to mention the extinction of humanity. How do we stop it, control it, and reap the benefits without standing in the way of technological advancement?   
• May
• Let’s Stop Analogizing Human Creators to Machines 5.9.23
  • Just as it is folly to anthropomorphize computers and robots, it is also unhelpful to discuss the implications of generative AI in copyright law by analogizing machines to authors.[1] In 2019, I explored the idea that “machine learning” could be analogous to human reading if the human happens to have an eidetic memory. But this was a thought exercise, and in that post, I also imagined machine training that serves a computer science or research purpose—not necessarily generative AIs trained on protected works designed to produce works without authors.
• The Summer of “Deep Drakes”: How Generative AI Is Creating New Music and Copyright Issues 5.2.23
  • With the summer season around the corner, people are wondering which artist will have the coveted “Song of the Summer for 2023.” Last year, contenders included Harry Styles’ earworm “As It Was,” Lizzo’s anthem “About Damn Time” or even Kate Bush’s 1985 hit “Running Up That Hill,” which experienced a resurgence following “Stranger Things” Season 4. Could this year’s summer crooner be …a computer algorithm? Or maybe not, if record labels have anything to say about it.
• Artists sue AI generators over ‘scraping’ of creative works to train image bots: ‘Industrial-level identity theft’ 5.11.23
  • San Francisco-based artist and illustrator Karla Ortiz has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence generators for “scraping” her work from the internet and using it to train image bots, calling it “industrial-level identity theft.”
• SCL president Ashley Irwin testified at US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property 5.17.23
  • On May 17th, 2023, the president of The Society of Composers and Lyricists, Ashley Irwin, testified on behalf of the SCL before the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet of the House Committee of the Judiciary (HCJ) hearing on “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part I — Interoperability of AI and Copyright Law”.
• Artists Tell House IP Subcommittee in AI Hearing: It’s Not ‘Data’ and ‘Content’ to Us; It’s Our Livelihood 5.17.23
  • The House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet today held the first of several planned hearings about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property, focusing in this initial hearing on copyright law. The witnesses included three artists, a professor, and an attorney with varying perspectives on the matter, although the artists all expressed similar concerns about the potentially dire effects of generative AI (GAI) applications on their respective industries and careers.
• Washington confronts a new AI fight 5.17.23
  • Washington’s mounting struggle to deal with artificial intelligence took a sharp turn Wednesday morning, as House members wrestled with new and unsettling questions raised by human-like digital brains, including: Who even owns what a robot creates?
• US Congress puts spotlight on copyright questions posed by generative AI 5.18.23
  • The copyright questions posed by generative AI technologies were in the spotlight in US Congress yesterday, with music-makers given the opportunity to set out their concerns and priorities before the House Judiciary Committee. Meanwhile, the former General Counsel of the US Copyright Office was asked to what extent copyright law can even address those concerns.
• Former Copyright Office GC Warns Against Blanket Assertions That AI Ingestion of Copyrighted Works ‘Is Fair Use’ 5.23.23
  • On May 17, Sy Damle, a former General Counsel (GC) at the U.S. Copyright Office, was one of five witnesses who testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee hearing, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part I—Interoperability of AI and Copyright Law.” 
• What the Warhol Ruling May Mean for AI 5.23.23
  • Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States released its ruling in the case between the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and photographer Lynn Goldsmith. 
• Vocal deepfakes of famous singers excite Mandopop listeners, but raises questions about ethics and legality 5.26.23
  • In recent months, advances in generative AI have allowed softwares to create songs with vocals that sound nearly identical to popular artists. Generators can capture the subtle differences in timbre that help people identify someone’s unique vocal profile.
• AI has created areas so grey, you could write a song about it 5.31.23
  • The emergence of ChatGPT has polarized people in the same artistic communities. We should take a close look at what the recent Ed Sheeran lawsuit foretells about our AI era.
• The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), which represents indie music trade associations worldwide, has called for the creation of a “licensing marketplace” for the development of AI technology, alongside the release of a new set of principles to guide AI development.

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• AI International
• December
• EU PROPOSES CRIMINALIZING AI-GENERATED PORN AND CYBER-VIOLENCE 2.7.24
  • In an unprecedented move, the European Union is taking a firm stance against cyber-violence, particularly focusing on the misuse of artificial intelligence to create and distribute pornographic images without consent.
• Music and Big Tech Lobbyists Ramp Up Rhetoric as Europe’s AI Act Enters Final Talks 12.5.23
  • If passed, the groundbreaking set of laws would compel developers to identify content that is created by AI technology, as opposed to humans.
• October
• The tune of the future? Finland embraces AI in music, but with a note of caution 10.19.23
  • Finland, known for its rich musical heritage, has witnessed a significant shift in its acceptance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in music over the past few years. According to a recent study titled “Listening to music in Finland 2023”, conducted by Teosto and Music Producers – IFPI Finland ry, the once skeptical Finnish audience seems to have warmed up to AI’s role in music creation and presentation.
• Female-founded AI startups win just 2% of funding deals in UK 10.3.23
  • Male-skewed investment is another instance of tech gender imbalance that needs urgent redress, say researchers
• September
• Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Program 9.21.23
  • Flapmax, a prominent data and AI technology company, has unveiled the twelve startups selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator program.
• August
• Malaysia’s First AI Radio DJ Releases Her Very Own Music Single 8.28.23
  • The song’s beat was composed by another Malaysian AI named Aiman!
• July
• British government canvasses creative industries on AI risks 8.22.23
  • The British music business and its fellow creative and media industries are very keen for government to hear their views on how AI technologies should be regulated.
• ‘You can try to fight it or adapt’: How Canadian musicians are responding to AI’s rapid advancements 8.17.23
  • Cadence Weapon, Banx & Ranx, Jacques Greene and more weigh in on artificial intelligence’s role in music
• How the U.S. could squander its global AI lead 7.27.23
  • While the U.S. is leading the global AI innovation race, some executives and experts say America risks losing that economic and strategic advantage by not deploying the technology fast enough.
• Rubén Blades: “There are things that scare me about Artificial Intelligence” – Music and Books – Culture 7.14.23
  • On camera, Rubén Blades is seen moving things around in his New York studio. “What I am is trying to put a little bit of order in my messy area of ​​​​books and clutter that I have,” he says.
• UK Music sets out its views on how musical AIs should be regulated 7.12.23
  • The latest music industry body setting out its views on generative AI is UK Music, the umbrella body for the British music industry. It has published a ‘position paper’ on artificial intelligence with five key principles that it would like to see the British government adopt.
• Writers’ Guild of Great Britain calls for independent AI regulator 7.12.23
  • UK writers’ union, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), has published a policy statement addressing concerns around artificial intelligence (AI), titled ‘Writers and AI’, with recommendations including AI developers only use writers’ work with express permission and the launch of an independent AI regulator.
• Wallifornia 7/7-7/9 ¸¸ 𝓣𝓮𝓬𝓱 𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽
  • Global Entertainment and Technology Hub in Belgium
• Venture capitalist Lee Kai-fu launches AI start-up to seize on ‘historical opportunity’ to build Chinese LLMs 7.4.23
  • Lee’s new company Lingyi Wanwu, headquartered in Beijing, plans to develop its own large language model from scratch, according to Sinovation Ventures.
• Masterchannel on why AI Mastering is changing the game: “You get thousands of engineers in one automatic system” 7.4.23
  • The Scandinavian company’s co-founder, Christian Ringstad Shultz, on the benefits of AI in music.
• The AI trained to recognise waste for recycling 7.3.23
  • There is a lot of rubbish in the world.
• Voivod drummer talks about his ‘main fear’ of artificial intelligence, and it has nothing to do with music 7.3.23
  • No member of Voivod, the Progressive Metal band with thrash influences deeply steeped in themes of science fiction and futurism, had given their opinion on the rise of artificial intelligence in the field of music… until here.
• June
• Britain, U.S. to work together on AI safety, says Sunak 6.8.23
  • WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – Britain and the United States have agreed to work together on artificial intelligence safety, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday. “Today, the President and I agreed to work together on AI safety,” Sunak said at a joint press conference with U.S. President Joe Biden.
• The music of the machines 6.13.23
  • With the news that AI has been used to isolate John Lennon’s voice on a demo tape from 1978, Tellyo’s Stuart Russell takes a look at the ever-closer interface between man and machine, and asks, just because we can, does it mean we should?
• Grimes on AI and streaming: Spotify should create an ‘AI section’ 6.12.23
  • Is Grimes ahead of the curve by allowing her voice to be used by anyone and suggesting that streamers should have an AI section? Or is artistic creativity threatened by AI-generated tunes?
• WHAT DOES THE EU’S NEW AI ACT MEAN FOR TECH STARTUPS AND RIGHTSHOLDERS? 6.15.23
  • The European Union has taken a large step towards becoming the first major jurisdiction with a comprehensive law guiding the development of AI – and in the process, it has potentially set itself up for a fight against US tech companies.
• Exclusive: OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation 6.20.23
  • The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has spent the last month touring world capitals where, at talks to sold-out crowds and in meetings with heads of governments, he has repeatedly spoken of the need for global AI regulation.
• Today’s AI models flunk EU’s draft rules, study finds 6.22.23
  • A team of Stanford researchers is warning that leading AI models are woefully non-compliant with responsible AI standards, represented by the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act.
• South Korean streaming service Genie Music gets into AI music 6.29.23
  • The music industry tends to get antsy at the prospect of streaming services exploring AI-generated music. What will they make of South Korean DSP Genie Music’s new ‘genie.Re:La’ service? It’s a partnership with AI music startup Juice, in which Genie Music acquired a 24.7% stake last year.
• UK Music boss criticises use of AI for ‘music laundering’ 6.27.23
  • The music industry, its creators and users alike are voicing their thoughts on the opportunities and worries around generative AI technology. Three related stories today offer the latest snapshot of how those views are evolving.
• Unseen Crescendo: The explosion of MusicTech 6.28.23
  • Are you aware of how integral technology has become to music production and, therefore, to our music experiences? From its creation to our consumption, things are now very different from what they used to be even just a couple of years ago.
• Company Executives Urge Europe to Rethink Its World-Leading AI Rules 6.30.23
  • More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world’s most comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence
• EU tech chief calls for voluntary AI code of conduct within months 5.31.23
  • LULEA, Sweden, May 31 (Reuters) – The United States and European Union should push the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to adopt a voluntary code of conduct within months to provide safeguards while new laws are developed, EU tech chief Margrethe Vestagar said on Wednesday.
• May
• Europe’s new AI law threatens US firms 5.22.23
  • On May 11, the European Parliament voted in favor of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. With the sudden introduction and popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, Google Bard and Stable Diffusion, it will come as no surprise that the European Commission made some tweaks to the document in the last few weeks to address the technologies.
• OpenAI says it could ‘cease operating’ in the EU if it can’t comply with future regulation 5.25.23
  • The EU is finalizing new AI regulations, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he has ‘many concerns’ about the law. The EU AI Act would require the company to disclose details of its training methods and data sources.
• Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn’t Apply To AI Training 5.30.23
  • In a surprising move, Japan’s government recently reaffirmed that it will not enforce copyrights on data used in AI training. The policy allows AI to use any data “regardless of whether it is for non-profit or commercial purposes, whether it is an act other than reproduction, or whether it is content obtained from illegal sites or otherwise.” Keiko Nagaoka, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, confirmed the bold stance to local meeting, saying that Japan’s laws won’t protect copyrighted materials used in AI datasets.
• Don’t hold your breath for global AI rules 5.30.23
  • It will likely take an AI-related catastrophe before any international rulebook or organization begins regulating AI technologies.
• OpenAI’s warning shot shows the fragile state of EU regulatory dominance 5.31.23
  • On May 24, OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, announced that it may discontinue business in the European Union (EU). This announcement followed the European Parliament’s recent vote to adopt its new AI Act.

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