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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1944 posts •
Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world? public
Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read

Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world?

Sony’s AI R&D team has published research on how some pretty complex science could help pinpoint which tracks have influenced a generative AI model when it’s spitting out music. The research is exciting - but a long way from being a product, a distinction that coverage so far has rather glossed over…
Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor •
After a Live Nation lobbyist boasted he got antitrust chief sacked, US Senators ask if company has hired a “bevy of cozy MAGA friends” public
Live Nation • 3 min read

After a Live Nation lobbyist boasted he got antitrust chief sacked, US Senators ask if company has hired a “bevy of cozy MAGA friends”

Last week the US Department Of Justice’s antitrust chief resigned, following reports she was under pressure from Trump allies elsewhere in the government department to settle her antitrust litigation against Live Nation. Now Democrat senators want to know what Live Nation’s lobbyists have been up to…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains public
Spotify • 4 min read

Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains

Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells has provided a frank explanation for why it’s tricky for many artists to boycott music companies whose practices may cause concern, like Spotify and Live Nation. The truth is, she says, “I find myself often beholden to corporations that prioritise profit over ethics”…
Chris Cooke
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