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Re:AI Singer Now Occupies Eleven Spots on iTunes Singles Chart by yoz-y on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @05:13AM (#47672544)
It’s mainly the mental load that you even have to think about it.

I find also that much like junk food, AI music is optimized to be catchy. The initial feeling I get is “yeah this is nice”, but then you realize the lyrics are weird, some words don’t exist, the voice is off…

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Re:AI Singer Now Occupies Eleven Spots on iTunes Singles Chart by lxgr on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @07:55AM (#47673801)
> The initial feeling I get is “yeah this is nice”, but then you realize the lyrics are weird, some words don’t exist, the voice is off…

To be fair, you could say the same thing about at least a few pre-AI pop songs.

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Re:AI Singer Now Occupies Eleven Spots on iTunes Singles Chart by Shorel on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:02AM (#47673891)
And with all these faults it's still better than Bad Bunny.
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Re:AI Singer Now Occupies Eleven Spots on iTunes Singles Chart by deadbabe on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @07:55AM (#47673800)
Today is the worst it will ever be.
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