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Enterprise

Celebrity Genius Co-Founder Mahbod Moghadam Passes Away

By the time that Rap Genius graced the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in May 2013, the three had landed funding from Andreessen Horowitz and were on the verge of rebranding Rap Genius as Genius and expanding its remit. But Moghadam also began attracting attention to the annotation company for belligerent behavior, both public and private. Indeed, in 2014, after posting tasteless comments as annotations after a mass murderer’s manifesto was posted to Genius’s platform, Moghadam resigned at the urging of Lehman, who was the company’s CEO. Looking back, Moghadam expressed dismay that Genius contributors weren’t paid for helping to build out the platform. Slamming the new owners of Genius, Moghadam had added that at “at least the [original] CEO [Lehman] straight up built Genius with his own two hands.

Dylan Williams
April 6, 2024

Media & Entertainment, Robotics & AI

“TikTok Ventures into Song Creation through AI-Driven Experimentation”

TikTok is testing a new “AI Song” feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts that users enter, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The company told TechCrunch that AI Song uses Bloom, a large language model, to create lyrics based on text prompts. AI Song is an experimental feature available on TikTok, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to generate songs based on prompts you input. For your security, refrain from sharing personal or confidential information while using AI Song #tiktok #tiktoknewfeature ♬ Vibes – ZHRMusicAccording to the video, the app notes that “there are rules that must be followed” when using AI Song. The new AI Song feature comes as TikTok has been pushing deeper into the music business.