{"slug": "no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial", "title": "No AI for Al. \"Weird Al\" Yankovic yanks AI commercial", "summary": "Weird Al\" Yankovic withdrew from a commercial for a business software company after discovering it is an artificial intelligence company. The musician made the decision while on his \"Bigger and Weirder\" tour in Syracuse, NY.", "body_md": "\"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.\n\nIn Syracuse, NY for his \"Bigger and Weirder\" tour, he told Geoff Herbert of [Syracuse.com](https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2026/06/weird-als-secret-hes-just-a-normal-guy-who-loves-fun-interview-syracuse-concert-preview.html) — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/03/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.html)\n\nThe post [No AI for Al. \"Weird Al\" Yankovic yanks AI commercial](https://boingboing.net/2026/07/03/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/07/03/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.html", "published_at": "2026-07-03 17:13:07+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-04 16:23:27.633531+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Weird Al Yankovic", "Boing Boing", "Syracuse.com"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/no-ai-for-al-weird-al-yankovic-yanks-ai-commercial.jsonld"}}