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It rips the authenticity out of it, because it's not been made by anyone who has the connection the artist's family lineage is not there, the lived experience is not there.' It rips the authenticity out of it, because it's not been made by anyone who has the connection the artist's family lineage is not there, the lived experience is not there.' AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out'Temu slop', artist says Chair of National Gallery's First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists' agency and the authenticity of their work AI is taking First Nations art and turning it into "Temu slop", the Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Scales has said. Scales, the chair of the National Gallery of Australia's First Nations advisory group, said the technology is undermining the agency of First Nations artists and the authenticity of their work and represents a "a theft" of cultural knowledge. But experts are particularly worried about the risks to Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) and in a world where AI companies can hoover up anything that may be found online, including songs and paintings that include sacred and cultural knowledge.

Image caption, The Gruffalo has been a staple of children's bookshelves since 1999 Axel Scheffler, whose illustrations have captivated children since 1999, said he wanted AI companies to stop using artists' work without permission. The Gruffalo, written by London-born children's author Julia Donaldson, tells the story of a mouse who outsmarts a beast. I've been in touch with a lawyer in Germany, Scheffler said. There have been illustrators taking legal action against AI companies and I'm seriously considering it. I just want them to stop.

Image caption, One of 2026's biggest hits is Zara Larsson's Lush Life, originally released in 2015 More music is being created than at any other time in human history. Every day, more than 100,000 songs, external are being submitted to streaming services. And despite the deluge of AI music, external - Spotify says it has removed 75 million spammy tracks from its catalogue - real music still makes up most of our listening. The streaming service Deezer says AI accounts for just 0.5% of streams on its platform. The problem for all those artists creating new music is that our listening habits increasingly show a love for nostalgia.

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This week on, we discuss where Elon Musk's PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse's logo. This week on, Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger dive into how Elon Musk's America PAC is spending millions on the most consequential Senate races of the 2026 midterms--and how most of that money goes to opposing Democrats rather than supporting Republicans. They also break down effective altruism, the once-niche philosophy now at the center of the AI safety debate, and why the Trump administration has called it a dangerous ideology. Plus, they discuss the backlash against the graphic designer who created the logo for Meta's AI assistant, Muse. Elon Musk's America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. Elon Musk's America PAC Is Quietly Funding November's Most Consequential Elections Write to us at [email protected] . You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link . We wanted to share with you that is a finalist for not one or two, but three Signal Awards. The judges pick who wins, but listeners also have a say with the listener's choice vote. You can go to the links we included in the show notes and vote for us. We promise it takes just a minute and your vote goes a long way. This week we're doing a deep dive into how Elon Musk's America PAC has spent millions of dollars to influence some of the most consequential races this midterm season.

Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn't anticipate just how angry they would get. Bay Area lettering artist Jesscia Hische knew that when she took a freelance gig to design the M logo for Meta's new AI assistant Muse, it was bound to make some people angry. "AI is such a third rail, and Meta is such a third rail," she tells me. Still, as a small business owner who relies on client work to keep her two brick-and-mortar art and stationary shops in Oakland afloat, she says she needed the money.

Spotify got on the BTS bandwagon earlier this year, celebrating the band's return to the studio with a trivia game about the K-pop idol group. Now, that Music Quiz feature has been expanded to test fans' knowledge of more than 2,000 artists with questions about "music trivia, album cover art reveals, and audio track previews spanning an artist's music, career, and defining moments." Music Quiz is beginning to roll out today for Premium subscribers in the US, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Nigeria, South Africa and Indonesia. The content will be in English at launch, but additional languages and artists will be added over time. The streaming service has built a reputation for offering fun widgets and insights into listening habits, from the splashy year-end Wrapped reports to the liner notes-esque SongDNA to the unfortunately necessary labels for music that's not generative AI.

An artist has said he is taking legal advice after accusing the Conservative Party of copying his cartoon image of Andy Burnham at their party conference. People attending the party's conference in Birmingham have been handed water bottles featuring the image and labelled Bottler Burnham, 0% strength. Labour supporter Stanley Chow, who created the portrait for Burnham's 2021 mayoral campaign in Greater Manchester, has claimed the party did not ask for permission to use the image. A Conservative Party spokeswoman said the bottles were were not on sale and merely handed out to attending media in goody bags. Manchester illustrator Chow said: I was stunned and angry when I saw what they had done.