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Andy Sansom

Fake Drake and The Weeknd smash hit proves the world isn't ready for AI

Billboard Music Awards featuring Drake

In today’s world, nothing is as it seems. After Drake and The Weeknd seemingly released a new track “Heart on my sleeve”  it understandably blew up when two artists with a combined 170 million Spotify monthly listeners collaborated. But why was it released under an unknown name — Ghostwriter? Because it was completely fake. 

The track, which quickly amassed over 600,000 plays on Spotify and 15 million views on TikTok was in fact the result of AI-generated vocals trained on the singers’ voices. It has since been removed from both platforms. Other than just disappointing fans, the true origin of this song sets a dangerous precedent. 

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