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A fake band called Velvet Sundown drew more than 500,000 Spotify listeners within weeks of releasing two rock-style albums. Online sleuths found no record of the four listed band members, spotted image and lyric artifacts typical of generation models, and noted that Spotify and some other services do not require AI-generated music to be disclosed. The case illustrates that generated music can reach a mass audience, and it may increase pressure on businesses and regulators to support watermarking and transparency. (Ars Technica
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