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The Taylor Swift Album Leak’s Big AI Problem
When "The Tortured Poets Department" leaked, some Taylor Swift fans swore it must be AI. Expect that to be a common refrain.
As she posted, though, something else was agitating her massive fan base: The Tortured Poets Department leaked, allegedly spreading thanks to a Google Drive link that made the rounds online. An AI version of Johnny Cash has already covered Swift’s “Blank Space.” “Heart on My Sleeve,” an AI-generated song from 2023 that sounded shockingly similar to one actually made by Drake and the Weeknd, was close enough to the real deal that some folks thought it might be a promotional tactic. Swift’s Easter eggs (and weird Spotify pop-ups and surprise double albums); Beyoncé’s art-directed captionless Instagram posts—these things regularly become news, and they bring in people who maybe couldn’t care less, just to see why everyone is tweeting.
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