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Topic: weird-al-yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic performing at Radio City Music Hall
New Culture
Thursday, 7/2, 01:54 PM

Weird Al Yankovic walks away from an AI ad and a big payday

  • The parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic says he backed out of a lucrative commercial after learning it was for an artificial-intelligence product, telling interviewers he could not be "the poster boy for AI." His decision is a small but telling moment in a widening rift between entertainers and the technology.

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