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Weird Al Doesn’t Care for Your Weird AI Jokes
The Grammy-winning satirical musician told Syracuse.com that he’s “not a fan” of the generative technology, and that he turned down “a nice pile of money” after walking away from a commerical for business productivity software.
TL;DR
- Weird Al Yankovic is not a fan of generative AI.
- He turned down a commercial deal worth a "nice pile of money".
- The commercial was for business productivity software.
- Yankovic discovered the use of AI a week before shooting and withdrew from the project.
- He did not want to be the "poster boy for AI".