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No AI for Al. “Weird Al” Yankovic yanks AI commercial

Ruben Bolling
Jul 03, 2026
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“Weird Al” Yankovic pulled out of his participation in a commercial for a business software company when he found out it is an artificial intelligence company.

In Syracuse, NY for his “Bigger and Weirder” tour, he told Geoff Herbert of Syracuse.com:

“I’m not a fan of AI. I was offered this commercial before the tour. I’m not going to mention any names, bu…

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