Avenged Sevenfold were behind deepfake AI “hack” that falsely announced their festival cancellations
nme.comAvenged Sevenfold were behind the deepfake AI “hack” that falsely announced cancellations of the band’s upcoming festival appearances.Earlier this year, an episode of the metal band’s podcast Trax featured an audio snippet from who appeared to be frontman M.
Shadows – real name Matthew Charles Sanders – telling fans that Avenged Sevenfold would no longer be appearing at two US festivals they were scheduled to perform at – Welcome to Rockville in Florida and Sonic Temple in Ohio.The episode, which went live on Spotify, was subsequently shared on the band’s Twitter account.“Yikes!
This is NOT TRUE. We are still playing. Getting to the bottom of this. … What the actual fuck… NOT ME!” M. Shadows posted in response.Yikes!
This is NOT TRUE. We are still playing. Getting to the bottom of this. https://t.co/dQ9yC3mc1T— M. Shadows (@shadows_eth) February 26, 2023Despite the musician’s concerned reaction, it’s since been revealed that it was an AI stunt from the band to promote new music.Speaking to Rock Feed earlier this month, M.
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