An Orchestra of Algorithms; AI Replaces ‘Mamma Mia!’ Musical Star Sara Poyzer for BBC Production
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AI Replaces ‘Mamma Mia!’ Musical Star Sara Poyzer for BBC Production: “Sobering”
he artificial intelligence debate has intensified in the U.K. this week after veteran Mamma Mia! musical star Sara Poyzer in a social media post said that AT has replaced her for a BBC production.
Poyzer, who has played Donna Sheridan in the onstage musical for around 10 years, posted a screenshot of an email containing the news and tagged the U.K. public service broadcaster and labor union Equity, calling the development “sobering.” Poyzer also added a sad face emoji. She didn’t detail the name of the production or whether it was an audio or TV project.
Composers collaborate with AI for digital technology music festival
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Music AI startup Hook expands seed funding round to $3.5m and forms advisory board amid private beta
New York-headquartered music AI technology startup Hook, which is developing tech to enable fans to legally remix popular music for social media use, announced today that it has secured additional investment, bringing its total seed funding round to $3.5 million.
Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah Launches Music-themed NakaPepes on Bitcoin Blockchain
Named NakaPepes, the collection comprises 10,000 Ordinal inscriptions, each carrying a Creative Commons license and available for minting at no cost. Priced at 0.000898 BTC (roughly $60) on Magic Eden, these NFTs aim to democratize access to music-related digital assets on the blockchain.
Ultimate Guide to how the Spotify Music Discovery Algorithm works
Even though streaming has become unimaginably easy for the user to discover new music, that does not mean the process isn’t complicated. This guide breaks down how the Spotify algorithm works its magic and how musicians can use it to their advantage.
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