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Public disputes concerning artificial intelligence, including its development, uses, safety, governance, effects on creative work, and role in research.
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3 statements on this page. Dates: August 5, 2026 to September 9, 2026
3 matching statements. Dates: August 5, 2026 to September 9, 2026
3 published statements. Dates: August 5, 2026 to September 9, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: August 5, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: August 5, 2026
Role at the time: Recording artist challenging a distribution platform’s enforcement
Response to this claim
“We Will Dance Again” fell outside Bandcamp’s permitted catalog because its finished audio was generated wholly or substantially by AI.
“Leave the creative process to the artists. Even if you don’t agree with it.”
Reporting preserving Boy George’s enforcement criticism, refund request, open admission of AI use, and separate allegation of political pressure.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The statement directly rejects the platform’s intervention and demands that creative decisions remain with artists.
1 published statement. Dates: August 10, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: August 10, 2026
Role at the time: Songwriter and recording artist responding to a platform removal
Response to this claim
Boy George remained the song’s author because he wrote its lyrics and melody and used AI as a creative collaborator.
“I wrote that song. The lyrics are mine, the melody is mine.”
Reporting reproducing Boy George’s detailed authorship defense, description of AI as removing human interference, and political-motive allegation.
He accepts using AI but directly disputes the characterization that the resulting work was not authored by him.
1 published statement. Dates: September 9, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 9, 2026
Role at the time: Musician; credited artist on "We Will Dance Again"
Statement summary
Boy George revealed he has now re-recorded "We Will Dance Again" "organically" with longtime Culture Club collaborator Kevan Frost after "originally" releasing an AI version, while arguing that AI use is already pervasive and unremarkable in pop music.
“As much as people kind of feel like they're against AI, I mean, all pop music for the last 30 years is artificial intelligence. Every band uses computers on stage, even rock bands.”
Times of Israel report on Boy George's September 9, 2026 Vancouver synagogue performance, at which he discussed re-recording "We Will Dance Again" organically after the original AI version.
Boy George discloses he has now re-recorded the song 'organically' with a human co-writer, which concedes the original was AI-generated, while simultaneously defending AI's broader use in pop music as unremarkable.
