Weird Al Yankovic Declines Lucrative Commercial Offer Over AI Involvement
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Corbin Bolies
Summary
Weird Al Yankovic turned down a lucrative offer to appear in a commercial for business software after learning the ad would involve artificial intelligence. In an interview with Syracuse.com, Yankovic stated he is "not a fan of AI" and declined the deal despite the significant financial incentive. The revelation came ahead of a stop on his "Bigger & Weirder" tour in Syracuse, New York.
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VarietyWeird Al Yankovic Declines Lucrative Commercial Offer Over AI Involvementvariety.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledI'm not a fan of AI.
I'm not going to mention any names, but they told me it was for a business. It was business software that would increase productivity.
I said, 'Oh well, yeah, s
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