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highplainsdem

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12. You may like it, but I'd bet Springsteen would hate this AI slop version ripping off his work. So disrespectful
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 04:47 PM
12 hrs ago

to follow his heartfelt song with a crap version made by a machine, as the ethics-free AI user who has that YouTube channel of AI slop did.

From the description of that video:

The visual character shown in this cover was created using Artificial Intelligence tools to reflect the artistic vision of the song.
This cover is created using human music production with Artificial Intelligence-assisted vocals and tools to shape the artistic vision of the channel.


"Human music production" could mean almost anything, even changing a single note.

This is AI slop, both the artwork and the music. That AI user has no real respect for all the human artists including Springsteen whose work was ripped off to train the AI, and now he's ripping them off even more.

This is an insult to Springsteen and all real artists.

The older videos on Ethan Gontar's channel aren't AI. But a few months ago that unethical YouTuber started using AI to do "his" version of hits by Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and others.

And now he's used AI to generate a disgusting machine travesty of that Springsteen protest song.

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Irish version... [View all] markie 15 hrs ago OP
Something about Celtic music that makes this song an historically epic ballad. cbabe 15 hrs ago #1
It's AI slop. It's machine-generated fraud ripping off Springsteen. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #14
Sorry. Sure fooled me. cbabe 11 hrs ago #28
You and others. It was intended to fool people, or it would have been labeled AI very openly. I'm sorry highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #29
At least they're not singing flat dlk 7 hrs ago #35
No one is singing. A machine is producing notes. highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Deuxcents 15 hrs ago #2
Done by a machine. It's AI slop. See reply 12. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #15
Lovely malaise 15 hrs ago #3
Please don't spread AI slop that rips off Springsteen. See reply 12. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #16
Since Bruce has some Irish ancestry even more appropriate. Sounds good. TY! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #4
The Irish can sing it from their own bloodied history RVN VET71 13 hrs ago #5
True, this. electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #7
There's no one Irish on this AI slop generated by a YouTuber in Israel ripping off other famous musicians as well. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #18
I am one-quarter Irish me-self Fritz Walter 12 hrs ago #11
In NYC home to many Irish-Americans.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #17
It's AI, not Irish. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #19
Oh, well... disappointing, then. electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #20
Disappointing, fraudulent, and probably stealing clicks, attention and money from real artists. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #21
Well done! Passing it along. mn9driver 13 hrs ago #6
It's AI slop that rips off Springsteen's great song. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #22
Fuck this AI slop. WhiskeyGrinder 13 hrs ago #8
"Artist" is Israeli, and it is probably AI muriel_volestrangler 13 hrs ago #9
Definitely AI. See reply 12. highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #13
Unrec... AI demmiblue 13 hrs ago #10
You may like it, but I'd bet Springsteen would hate this AI slop version ripping off his work. So disrespectful highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #12
I originally thought this was a tribute to Springsteen but out of respect, I'm deleting my post Deuxcents 12 hrs ago #23
I'm sorry it tricked you. I hate this sort of AI-enabled fraud, and it's all over YouTube now. That YouTuber highplainsdem 12 hrs ago #25
Not a techie but glad you and others are here to warn us..rarely get on YouTube but do get it here Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #26
You're very welcome! I wish we didn't have to watch out for these AI-using frauds. highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #31
Another plague Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #32
What a coincidence canetoad 12 hrs ago #24
BTW, that account has another AI video posted titled, "Pray for the Left." demmiblue 11 hrs ago #27
Ugh. That's really disgusting. And that YouTuber, Ethan Gontar, has two AI versions of that song, one highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #30
Thank you for looking at the slop there carefully enough to notice that AI atrocity of an atrocious RW song. highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #33
I was fooled enough to post it, too. I deleted mine. Aristus 9 hrs ago #34
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