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The Ballad of ‘Deepfake Drake’

The Ballad of ‘Deepfake Drake’

FromThe Daily


The Ballad of ‘Deepfake Drake’

FromThe Daily

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This month, an anonymous producer jolted the music industry by using artificial intelligence to impersonate the singers Drake and the Weeknd, creating a fake track, “Heart on My Sleeve,” that quickly went viral.Joe Coscarelli, a culture reporter for The Times, talks about how the song’s rise and fall could presage widespread changes in the way music is made.Guest: Joe Coscarelli, a culture correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: A track like “Heart on My Sleeve” may be a novelty for now. But the legal and creative questions it raises are here to stay.Who owns a song created by A.I.?For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Released:
Apr 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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