Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 2
Weird Al Yankovic Rejects AI Ad Deal Despite Nice Pile of Money
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jul 2

Weird Al Yankovic Rejects AI Ad Deal Despite Nice Pile of Money

1 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 2

Summary

  • Weird Al Yankovic said he pulled out of a commercial after learning a week before filming that the undisclosed client was an AI company.
  • The 5-time Grammy winner told Syracuse.com he had initially agreed to promote what he was told was business software aimed at boosting productivity.
  • Yankovic said he refused to become a “poster boy for AI,” calling himself “not a fan of AI” even though the offer came with a “nice pile of money.”
  • AI remains a flashpoint in entertainment as SAG-AFTRA has backed the Trump administration’s policy framework and Trump last month ordered a voluntary 30-day government review of new AI models.

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