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AI Jukebox creates ‘deepfake’ songs, imitating dead pop stars

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to create new ‘deepfake’ pop songs that sound like they’re being performed by dead musicians, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie and Michael Jackson. Jukebox, created by California-based company OpenAI, is a neural network that generates eerie approximates of pop songs in the style of multiple artists. The neural network … Read more

Chimpanzees develop their own local cultures and customs by imitating each other, researchers reveal

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Chimpanzees develop their own local cultures and customs by imitating each other, researchers reveal Scientists from the Max Planck Institute studied chimpanzee behavior in Africa They used cameras and site samples from more than 40 different locations They found many locations had their own local customs These included different methods of ‘termite fishing’ to get … Read more