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Quebec Man Who Pulled Off AI Band Hoax Reveals His Identity
AUSTRALIA, JUL 25 – The AI-created band achieved over 1 million streams on Spotify without crediting human artists, raising debates on creativity and copyright in music production.
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Quebec man who pulled off AI band hoax reveals his identity
The Quebec man who pranked journalists and music fans by saying he was behind a wildly successful AI band has revealed his identity. He says the reality-blurring prank was partly motivated by revenge for the five years he worked as a content moderator
CBC: Quebec man who pulled off AI band hoax reveals his identity | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
CBC: Quebec man who pulled off AI band hoax reveals his identity. “Using the pseudonym Andrew Frelon — frelon being the French word for hornet — he first said the band was made up of real humans, then ‘admitted’ it was AI, then said he had nothing to do with it at all. The Velvet Sundown now has nearly 1.5 million monthly listeners and its creator remains a mystery.”The post CBC: Quebec man who pulled off AI band hoax reveals his identity first …
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