Last
year,
a
few
AI
voice
clone
tracks
went
viral
using
Drake’s
voice.
His
label,
Universal
Media
Group,
responded
to
one
track
with
a
strongly
worded
statement
against
AI
and
takedown
requests
that
saw
it
removed
from
streaming
services.
And
Drake,
seemingly
not
happy
about
another
one
of
the
songs,
posted,
“This
is
the
final
straw
AI,”
on
Instagram.
Over
the
weekend,
a
new
track
“leaked,”
and
fans
have
been
debating
whether
it’s
really
from
Drake
or
if
it’s
the
return
of
AI
Drake.
The
song
is
a
diss
track
called
“Push
Ups”
that
targets
Kendrick
Lamar
and
Metro
Boomin,
among
others.
At
one
point,
it
tells
Metro
Boomin
to
“shut
your
ho
ass
up
and
make
some
drums.”
It
sounds
like
Drake,
but
on
a
close
listen,
there
are
small
apparent
glitches
in
his
voice.
After
“Push
Ups”
went
viral,
Drake
didn’t
officially
take
credit
for
the
track
but
made
several
references
to
it
in
his
Instagram
stories,
including
posting
an
AI
deepfake
of
rap
producer
Metro
Boomin
standing
in
for
Nick
Cannon
in
a
clip
from
the
2002
film
Drumline.
That’s
not
really
a
confirmation
that
he
made
the
song.
If
anything,
his
use
of
a
deepfake
video
almost
feels
like
a
troll.
Maybe
he
made
the
song,
and
maybe
he
even
used
his
own
AI
voice
clone
to
do
it.
Or
maybe
he
had
nothing
to
do
with
it
and
he’s
just
engaging
with
the
hype
for
fun.
One
thing
that
does
seem
clear
is
that
even
if
the
voice
clones
bothered
him
last
year,
he’s
fine
with
using
AI
to
meme.
Original author: Wes Davis
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