You can't believe everything you hear.

This week, I saw dozens of headlines and viral social posts about an AI country song that reached the top of the Billboard country charts. If a song created with generative AI had truly reached No. 1 in the country music world, that would indeed be huge, paradigm-shifting news.

I'm talking about "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust, the name of an AI-generated "musician." Meanwhile, as social media users breathlessly shared news about the AI country song topping the chart, a human being by the name of Morgan Wallen has been the actual artist at the top of the Billboard country chart. (I reached out to Billboard for comment, and I'll update this post if I receive a response.)

So, what's going on? Technically, "Walk My Walk" has nabbed the top spot on a c

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