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ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus discusses writing musical with AI and ABBA future
"It is like having another songwriter in the room with a huge reference frame," he said during a talk at SXSW London. The ABBA singer, who is president of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, previously warned of the “existential challenge” AI represents to music.
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SXSW London accused of ‘artwashing’ for hosting panel with Tony Blair
The participation of former British prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were hidden from the public line-up of the inaugural edition of the festival SXSW London. This has prompted several artists to pull out and criticise the festival.
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SoundCloud updates AI policy following backlash
A new letter from SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton states: "We don’t build generative AI tools, and we don’t allow third parties to scrape or use artist content from SoundCloud to train them either.” This follows a backlash after the platform's Terms Of Use were quietly updated in February.
