AI claims and a hoax spokesman: Viral band confuses the world of music

The Velvet Sundown, a band with over 850,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, has sparked intrigue due to the absence of identifiable musicians, leading to speculation that their music may be AI-generated, which they deny. Further complicating the narrative, a hoax involving a fake spokesman claiming the band’s music was AI-generated has been exposed, raising broader concerns about the authenticity of online identities and AI’s impact on reality.

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The Velvet Sundown is a music group that became very popular on Spotify, but no one knows if they’re real or made by a computer, and there are some funny stories about who they are.

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