Capitol Records drops ‘offensive’ AI rapper FN Meka after outcry over racial stereotyping

Label has apologised to the Black community' after signing an AI-generated rapper that used the N-word and was shown being beaten by police

A major record label has dropped an AI rapper and offered its deepest apologies to the Black community", after the virtual creation was criticised for perpetuating racist stereotypes by using the N-word in a song and being portrayed being beaten by a police officer.

FN Meka, an AI rapper given the appearance of a Black male cyborg, was created in 2019 by Anthony Martini and Brandon Le, the cofounders of Factory New, which billed itself as a first of its kind, next-generation music company, specialising in virtual beings."