Sydney pub apologizes after booking AI-generated act for live music night, sparking backlash from musicians
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Kayla Olaya
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A Sydney pub and an agent have apologized after booking a "blatantly AI" act for a new music night, sparking backlash from human musicians. Aidan Sammut, a musician also booked for the event, described the AI-generated performance as an "insult" to live musicians. The incident highlights growing tensions between human artists and AI-generated content in the live music scene.
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We had a look through the account at the rehearsal, and realised it's all AI-generated visuals, and we listened to the music, and we were fairly certain it was AI-generated
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