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JR Praises Pope's Stance on AI
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In Short: French artist JR expressed admiration for Pope Leo XIV's stance on artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the pontiff's role as a cultural bridge amidst technological upheaval.
French artist JR expressed admiration for Pope Leo XIV's stance on artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the pontiff's role as a cultural bridge amidst technological upheaval.
The artist emphasized the Pope's significance in navigating these disruptions, describing him as a transmitter of culture and a bridge builder.
The VMAs, set to air live from Los Angeles on Sunday at 7:30-9:30 p.m., will see Swift compete for artist of the year and video of the year with 'The Fate of Ophelia.
AI music company Suno, in partnership with Warner Music Group and BMG, has launched new AI music models designed to involve artists in AI-generated music.
Suno CEO Mikey Shulman stated that the company aims to develop opt-in experiences for artists, allowing them to participate and receive compensation.
The new models enable users to create music inspired by licensed music from participating artists, while also providing rights holders and artists a role in AI-generated music and related revenue opportunities.
Background
The pope highlighted the contributions of laypeople and religious in advancing Catholic social doctrine during a speech at the Vatican.
What's confirmed
- French artist JR expressed admiration for Pope Leo XIV's stance on artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the pontiff's role as a cultural bridge amidst technological upheaval.
- The artist emphasized the Pope's significance in navigating these disruptions, describing him as a transmitter of culture and a bridge builder.
- The VMAs, set to air live from Los Angeles on Sunday at 7:30-9:30 p.m., will see Swift compete for artist of the year and video of the year with 'The Fate of Ophelia.
- AI music company Suno, in partnership with Warner Music Group and BMG, has launched new AI music models designed to involve artists in AI-generated music.
- Suno CEO Mikey Shulman stated that the company aims to develop opt-in experiences for artists, allowing them to participate and receive compensation.
- The new models enable users to create music inspired by licensed music from participating artists, while also providing rights holders and artists a role in AI-generated music and related revenue opportunities.
What's still developing
- He was glad to see Pope Leo XIV raising questions about how artificial intelligence is disrupting the world today.
- French photographer JR recently spoke with Aleteia about his admiration for Pope Leo XIV, particularly his calls to resist the grip of artificial intelligence.
- Diluvium, a massive creation by contemporary artist JR, is mounted on the facade of the Vatican Apostolic Library, a 16th-century building.
- The 43-year-old artist, who became globally famous for his monumental outdoor photographic collages, says the work evokes several current concerns.
- The artist views artificial intelligence as “a powerful wave.” He asks “what will become of our collective memory, which is kept today in libraries, in the face of changes that will call into question the way our civilization has preserved knowledge up to now.” Amid these major upheavals, JR sees the Pope as a bridge builder and a transmitter of culture.
- The Pop titan has been named the first-ever recipient of the MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, celebrating her impact behind the camera and her evolving approach to visual storytelling.
- “Across her work, Swift has brought an increasingly expansive approach to storytelling, creating interconnected narratives, cinematic worlds and recurring details that invite audiences deeper into each project,” MTV and CBS said in their announcement of the award.
- “The inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors recognizes that body of work, while also underscoring the growing role artists play in shaping how their music is brought to life on screen.” Going into the ceremony Swift is the second most nominated artist with nine nominations, behind Madonna‘s 11.
- Rather than treating AI-generated music purely as a technology product, the company is seeking to create arrangements in which licensed catalogues, artists and rights holders can become part of new AI-powered music experiences.
- According to reporting on the launch, the company continues to block users from directly prompting its models to create a song in the likeness of a specific known artist or song.
- The company is seeking to demonstrate that AI music creation can generate new opportunities for artists and rights holders while giving users more powerful tools for creating and experimenting with music.