Frank Ocean fans, starved for new music, allegedly paid money for so-called leaked tracks. Turns out they were AI-generated
, one of the moderators of the server posted an announcement, saying that almost everything sold by the scammer was fake and that at least two songs,"The Line," and"Steer It," were confirmed to be generated by AI.
The scammer, who goes by the username"mourningassasin," told Motherboard that they were able to secure about $9,700, or $13,000 CAD, from selling the fake recordings. Frank Ocean's label did not immediately respond to Insider for comment, and the scammer could not be reached. Ocean has not commented on the incident.
This incident is indicative of both the advancements in generative AI — particularly how convincing some of these fake songs can sound — and how the technology is disrupting the music industry.
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