SZA says musicians who support AI are “disgusting.”

“I hope u have the life u deserve,” is just vicious.

According to Variety, she posted a story dismissing AI-supporting musicians after taking to Instagram earlier to claim that 238 of her songs appeared in AI training data, likely referring to the searchable database posted by Atlantic.

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SZA says musicians who support AI are “disgusting.”

“I hope u have the life u deserve,” is just vicious.

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