![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() + Feature: asynchronous texture loader (cvar "r_multithreading", off by default). ![]() + Feature: use binary cache for GLSL programs to improve startup time (cvar "gl_ext_get_program_binary", off by default). All of this adds to the fervor around any potential new Frank Ocean music, which the scammer was able to exploit.+ Bugfix: builtin HTTP server now accepts URL-encoded resource URI's in queries. His appearance at the second weekend of the festival was cancelled, apparently due to injury. But during his set, Frank Ocean said “I wanna talk about why we’re here because it’s not about the new album… not that there’s not a new album.” This statement set the internet abuzz, as fans have been looking for cryptic clues that would confirm new music is eventually coming. The festival's livestream of the set was called off at the last minute, Ocean went on roughly an hour late, and the set was cut short due to the festival's curfew. Frank Ocean played a controversial set at the first weekend of Coachella last month in California, his first concert in nearly six years. “A high price but not unheard of for Frank Ocean,” Gamma told Motherboard.įrank Ocean fans have been desperate for new music from the reclusive singer, who hasn't released a full album since 2016's Blonde. Gamma, the owner of the Frank Ocean fan Discord, said mourningassasin offered them a number of songs in mid to late April for $3,000-$4,000 each. The scammer told Motherboard they made around $13,000 (CAD) from selling the fake, unreleased music. Mourningassasin claims multiple people contacted them about the clip, including two buyers who wanted to collect Frank Ocean music and “pay big money for it.” Mourningassasin told the buyers they had more music to sell too. In the case of Frank Ocean, the scammer told Motherboard that at least one of the tracks is real and that they leaked this initially as a way to build their credibility to then sell their AI fakes successfully there is essentially no way, outside of verification from Frank Ocean himself, to verify this claim. The technology has gotten increasingly convincing in just the last few weeks, to the point where it can be difficult for even obsessive fans to tell the difference between a real track and an AI-generated one. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, or Motherboard has previously reported, AI-generated music that can copy the voices and style of anyone, including massive stars, isn't just a threat to artists and record labels. “We determined just about everything he has is fake,” Gamma, the owner of a Discord server focused on collecting rare Frank Ocean recordings, wrote in a server-wide announcement earlier this month.ĭo you know anything else about the leaked music community? We'd love to hear from you. Some members of a music leaking forum are already lamenting that AI will destroy aspects of their community. On underground forums, music collectors often privately buy tracks they believe to have leaked from their favorite artists, or participate in “group buys” on Discord to crowdsource the necessary funds. In this case a scammer is preying on fans and music collectors who are desperate for new and unreleased music from one of the industry's biggest, most reclusive stars. The news shows another example of the seismic impact AI is having on the music industry. ![]()
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