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Two late iconic Israeli singers have been resurrected via AI for a duet. Not everyone is happy about it.

JL;DR SUMMARY AI technology has resurrected the voices of iconic Israeli singers Ofra Haza and Zohar Argov for a new song, "Here Forever," celebrating Israel's 75th birthday. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ControversyDeepfakesNostalgiaIndependence DayOfra HazaIsraeli MusicAi TechnologyZohar ArgovCultural EthicsArtist Legacy

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Israel
"Avi Sasson suggested that Argovs rape conviction should have been grounds for excluding him from Here Forever."
Jerusalem, Israel
"CEO and co-founder of Session 42, the Israeli music production company spearheading the AI music project, told the Times of Israel."

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