Artificial intelligence is being used to create new songs seemingly performed by Frank Sinatra and other dead stars. ‘Deepfakes’ are cute tricks – but they could change pop for ever
[Derek Robertson](https://www.theguardian.com/profile/derek-robertson) Mon 9 Nov 2020 07.32 EST Last modified on Mon 9 Nov 2020 07.40 EST - - - - - - Shares 974 Comments 427[A ghost in the machine? … Frank Sinatra.] ‘It’s Christmas time! It’s hot tub time!” sings [Frank Sinatra](https://www.theguardian.com/music/frank-sinatra). At least, it sounds like him. With an easy swing, cheery bonhomie, and understated brass and string flourishes, this could just about pass as some long lost Sinatra demo. Even the voice – that rich tone once described as “all legato and regrets” – is eerily familiar, even if it does lurch between keys and, at times, sounds as if it was recorded at the bottom of a swimming pool. Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com/?utm_campaign=ww-all-2a-mail-pmm_mail-protonmail_signature&utm_source=proton_users&utm_medium=cta&utm_content=sent_with_protonmail_secure_email) Secure Email. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3379): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/3379 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/78166338/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
