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Wait, Does Mary J. Blige Actually Hate AI? Suno Pulls Controversial Ad With R&B Legend After Disapproval

Mary J. Blige gets AI music-generating company Suno to take down the ad of her seemingly approving of the technology in her music.

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The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul found herself in a heap of controversy after seemingly endorsing AI in music. In an ad from Suno, Mary J. Blige sat down with her producers and admitted she doesn’t really understand all the fuss about AI. All she knew was that the music being made in the studio was “dope,” and she was excited to try it out further. Naturally, people online were extremely disappointed that an R&B legend would let them down so much.

However, now, there’s a bit of an awkward turn. Apparently, she wasn’t okay with the ad going up in the first place. In fact, the person who gave the green light........

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