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highplainsdem

(58,132 posts)
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:59 AM Tuesday

Fil Henley - Wings of Pegasus - just exposed a peddler of AI slop music, & the AI "artist" responded with an AI song.

Because it's so easy when you have AI writing the words for you. Though this AI slop peddler claims they're his words, despite his producing a new song every couple of days. And faster than that, with his response to Fil. As I've said before, if someone's using AI for art and music, there's no reason to believe they didn't use it for lyrics as well.

Fil's video is below. I'm not going to post the AI slop response he got, though you can find it, and please do not post any of the YouTuber's AI garbage here or anywhere. That YouTuber has one video from six years ago where he demonstrates how to wax floors by hand. Then, after a six-year gap, there's suddenly a flood of AI-generated music, songs using different AI voices. He also has a lot of his AI-written song lyrics on Goodreads.

One thing I found particularly surprising, and disgusting, is that Google's AI Overview generated garbage about this AI fake supposedly being "compared favorably to traditional country and western artists like Johnny Cash" and saying his work is "notable" for its "authenticity.". Like hell it is... But if an AI-peddling company like Google has its AI Overviews writing glowing descriptions of peddlers of AI slop, that will trick even more people into liking AI. I can't be sure that was a factor in this slop peddler getting what looked like a rave review from AI Overview, but it did look suspicious.

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Fil Henley - Wings of Pegasus - just exposed a peddler of AI slop music, & the AI "artist" responded with an AI song. (Original Post) highplainsdem Tuesday OP
On Top Of The Obvious... ProfessorGAC Tuesday #1
Agreed. They're generic garbage. I hate this kind of crap. It's so damn cynical, dishonest and exploitative. highplainsdem Tuesday #3
I was hoping to see a change in the Google AI Overview for that AI user (initials JHC) by now, at least containing highplainsdem Tuesday #2

ProfessorGAC

(74,339 posts)
1. On Top Of The Obvious...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:43 AM
Tuesday

...& egregious use of AI, the songs are crap, even ignoring the religious aspects.
They're treacly & maudlin and quite boring.
Yeah, it's not my kind of music. Still predictable and dull.

highplainsdem

(58,132 posts)
3. Agreed. They're generic garbage. I hate this kind of crap. It's so damn cynical, dishonest and exploitative.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:56 AM
Tuesday

highplainsdem

(58,132 posts)
2. I was hoping to see a change in the Google AI Overview for that AI user (initials JHC) by now, at least containing
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:50 AM
Tuesday

the info that his music videos are AI-generated (as his video responding to "Pegasus" admitted), but it hasn't happened yet. AI Overview is still treating this creation of AI as an "authentic" artist.

If you see anyone you know treating this fake artist or other fakes as real, reposting their AI slop, please correct them and point out it's AI.



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