Katy Perry sparks AI debate as she announces new music for the first time in two years
Katy Perry has sparked a debate about AI as she announced her first new single in two years.
On Monday, the 39-year-old confirmed her new track by sharing a video of herself posing in a white bikini, with a snippet of the song playing in the background.
In her Instagram caption, she urged fans to "get ready to pop off” ahead of Woman’s World on Thursday July 11, before a video for the track premieres on Friday July 12.
The cover art, photographed by British photographer Jack Bridgland, features Perry in thigh-high, cyborg-style boots and a white crochet bikini.
It will be Perry’s first new music since 2022’s Where We Started, which featured US country artist Thomas Rhett. Her last album was 2020’s Smile which reached number five in the UK albums chart.
While many have praised the cover art on social media, some have remarked that the image looks and the snippet of the song she shared sounds AI-generated.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one user remarked: “Oh look, it’s AI Katy Perry. Is her voice on her new record going to be as fake as this picture?”
“Katy Perry stuns in new promo AI generated image,” another commented.
Echoing previous fan sentiments, a fan wrote: “ngl outside the snippet Katy Perry posted on Tiktok, this sounds AI generated. It's like someone took bits from what Katy said in the last few years and turned into a song.”
“Im so sorry Katy perry but your single sounds ai,” a fourth apologetically shared.
The comments come a month after Perry urged people to “hold on to your common sense hat” when a fake picture of her at the Met Gala went viral.
The Firework star previously revealed her mother was among those who fell for an AI-generated picture of her at the star-studded bash in New York.
Perry did not attend the event, despite images that appeared to show her in a lavish floral gown on the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
She warned people to be on alert for fakery ahead of the US election in November, writing on Twitter: “Wow ppl are STILL texting me that they can’t believe they missed me at The Met or OMG you killed it etc etc… welp, hold on to your common sense hat cause we in for a ride this fall…”
