
Bill Simmons on the Eagles: Hung Like Milton Berle, Only Need to Pull Out 5-6 Inches to Win
Sunday night of the extended Thanksgiving break tends to get a bit weird and depressing as people take stock of all the calories and junk food they've subjected
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Liz Weston: Companies’ deceptive ‘dark patterns’ online cost you money — here’s how to fight back
Companies make it easy to subscribe to their services — and frustratingly hard to unsubscribe
1970-01-01 08:00

Cyber Monday marks the year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday
1970-01-01 08:00

Who is AI pop star Anna Indiana?
AI “singer-songwriter” Anna Indiana launched her first song and it has not gone down very well at all. Artificial intelligence is a huge area for growth in technology, but its abilities are causing concern among those in the creative industries. Musicians such as Drake and The Weeknd have had their distinctive voices essentially copied by the technology in order to create a brand-new AI-generated song that they had no hand in making. Now a new artist going by the name of Anna Indiana has launched and she, and her music, is made entirely from AI. Who is Anna Indiana? Anna Indiana is an artificially generated music artist who recently launched on X/Twitter. Her initials, AI, signify her artificial intelligence origin as everything from her look to the music itself with made with AI technology. In a post on X/Twitter, the artist shared a three-and-a-half-minute-long video appearing to show her, depicted as a young white woman, recording the song in a music studio. The caption explained: “Hello world! I’m Anna Indiana and I’m an AI singer-songwriter. Here’s my first song, 'Betrayed by this Town'. “Everything from the key, tempo, chord progression, melody notes, rhythm, lyrics, and my image and singing, is auto-generated using AI. I hope you like it.” The song, Betrayed by this Town, is a pop ballad sung by a female-sounding voice, with lyrics referencing how they were sitting in a cafe drinking tea and thinking about a male partner who betrayed them. It’s fair to say people weren’t too impressed with the song or the general idea of using AI in place of real human creativity. One person commented: “Nice demonstration of what music would sound like if all creativity and passion was removed. I’m sure my microwave will love listening to this.” Real-life musician James Blake mocked the video, writing: “This brought me to tears. I’m so excited for the future.” “I used to think AI was a threat, not anymore,” someone else explained. Another claimed: “No one on Earth wants this technology. Use AI to make drudgery easier, not to ruin activities we enjoy.” “This is trash,” one X/Twitter user simply wrote. It’s unclear who is behind the AI creation, but there were a few positive comments for them to cling on to. Someone argued: “Good Lord such nearsighted comments. It was only a year ago the ChatGPT debuted. It has come this far. Yes it is crude. Come back in a year.” How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers halt delivery of license plates of its new vehicles
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers in the Scandinavian country halted the delivery of license plates of new vehicles manufactured by the Texas-based automaker
1970-01-01 08:00

EU border agency helping search for missing crew after cargo ship sinks off Greece
The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the search for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in rough weather near the Greek island of Lesbos
1970-01-01 08:00

Who is playing Monday Night Football in Week 12?
After the NFL's Game of the Year lived up to the hype in Week 11, how will Monday Night Football follow up the Eagles-Chiefs matchup?
1970-01-01 08:00

Roundup: Margot Robbie Says No to 'Barbie' Sequel; Texas A&M Hires Mike Elko; Eagles Beat Bills In a Thriller
Margot Robbie says there won't be a "Barbie" sequel, Texas A&M hired Duke's Mike Elko, the Eagles beat the Bills in a thriller and more in the Roundup.
1970-01-01 08:00

Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
Elon Musk is on a visit to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and is set to meet with top leaders
1970-01-01 08:00

Kevin De Bruyne reveals when he expects to return from injury
Kevin De Bruyne reveals when he expects to be back from injury.
1970-01-01 08:00

SZA wins big at Soul Train Awards 2023
SZA was the most awarded artist at the Soul Train Awards 2023 - taking home four prizes.
1970-01-01 08:00

Olivia Dean named BBC Introducing Artist of the Year
Olivia Dean has had a huge year with the release of her Mercury Prize-nominated debut album 'Messy'.
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