A music group called Ghostwriter uses AI to create songs that don't actually exist by asking people to submit their phone numbers so they could get a text with a link to the full song. The AI-generated song has the voices of Drake and The Weeknd, but the lyrics are not theirs.
Tech columnists from the New York Times and Platformer discuss the use of AI in creating music and the ethical implications of deep fakes. Former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Ben Smith also joins to talk about the impact of social media on the news business.
Ghostwriter teased a new song on social media, asking fans to submit their phone numbers for a text with a link to the full song. The snippet shared raised questions about the quality of the track.