#Spotify Publishes AI-Generated #Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
Spotify is publishing new, AI-generated songs on the official pages of artists who died years ago without the permission of their estates or record labels.
#ai #artificialintelligence #deepfake #AIGenerated
https://www.404media.co/spotify-publishes-ai-generated-songs-from-dead-artists-without-permission/
Engadget: DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results. “DuckDuckGo is making it easier to wade through some of the AI slop that has taken over the internet in recent months. This week, the company introduced a new filter for removing AI-generated images from search results.”
The dimly lit room cast an eerie glow on the two figures standing at its center. The air was heavy with tension as they stood frozen, their eyes locked in a silent standoff. #Flux #AIArt #AIGenerated #AI #PixelArtAI
Pitchfork: How AI Wreaked Havoc on the Lo-Fi Beat Scene. “The music was tender, with drums sizzling like kitchen pans and trumpet that zigzagged over the soundscape’s open pasture. Perfectly timed samples leapt out like flickers of a memory…. Fast-forward to now, and the scene has putrefied into a wasteland of the percussive undead. The YouTube search results have warped into an apparent […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/20/pitchfork-how-ai-wreaked-havoc-on-the-lo-fi-beat-scene/
The gates were open, and it felt wrong, somehow. I just kept walking, hoping to forget the weight of all those stories left behind. #Flux #AIArt #AIGenerated #AI #PixelArtAI
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Creating deepfakes with malicious intent will soon be a crime in Pennsylvania. “Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation to classify deepfakes in Pennsylvania as digital forgeries, making non-consensual digital impersonation punishable by law.”
Tubefilter: 40% of digital ads will be made with gen AI in 2026. “According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau‘s 2025 Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Full Report, 30% of digital video ads are currently made with or ‘enhanced by’ gen AI tools. That’s up from 22% last year. In 2026, we can expect nearly 40% of the ads we see online to have gen AI involvement.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/19/tubefilter-40-of-digital-ads-will-be-made-with-gen-ai-in-2026/
Daniel Stenberg: Death by a thousand slops. “The general trend so far in 2025 has been way more AI slop than ever before (about 20% of all submissions) as we have averaged in about two security report submissions per week. In early July, about 5% of the submissions in 2025 had turned out to be genuine vulnerabilities. The valid-rate has decreased significantly compared to previous years.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/19/daniel-stenberg-death-by-a-thousand-slops/
The steam rising from the pho warmed my face, a perfect Hanoi night. This simple bowl, shared with a kind smile, was everything. #Flux #AIArt #AIGenerated #AI #PixelArtAI
The Conversation: AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first. “I see many students viewing artificial intelligence as humanlike simply because it can write essays, do complex math or answer questions. AI can mimic human behavior but lacks meaningful engagement with the world. This disconnect inspired my course ‘Art and Generative AI,’ which was shaped by […]
The air tasted of gunpowder and regret. I felt the cold steel, heard the echo, and knew it was over. #Flux #AIArt #AIGenerated #AI #PixelArtAI
New York Times: A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet. This link goes to a gift article. “Over the past two years, new A.I. technologies have made it easier for criminals to create explicit images and videos of children. Now, researchers at organizations including the Internet Watch Foundation and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are warning […]
NPR: This TikTok video is fake, but every word was taken from a real creator. “Ali Palmer, a creator in Dallas who posts on TikTok as @aliunfiltered_, made a video — about a father who jumped off a Disney cruise ship to save his child — that was ripped off using her exact words for a video made with AI.”
Tom’s Hardware: AI is eating up Pennsylvania’s power, governor threatens to pull state from the grid — new plants aren’t being built fast enough to keep up with demand. “Artificial intelligence and the hardware that powers it, is at the heart of a fallout in Pennsylvania, where electricity prices have risen dramatically for wholesalers and consumers due to surging demand.”
Engadget: Crunchyroll blames third-party vendor for AI subtitle mess. “On July 1, Bluesky user Pixel spotted an issue with the German subtitles for Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show, one of the new series Crunchyroll is streaming this anime season. Beyond a general sloppiness, one line began with the words ‘ChatGPT said…’ during a pivotal scene in the show’s debut episode.”
The Sun (Malaysia): Malaysia may require AI-generated content labels under new Online Safety Act . “The government is exploring the possibility of making it compulsory to label artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content under the upcoming Online Safety Act 2024.”