Grian Chatten says Fontaines D.C. had no idea AI was used in ‘Marianne’ video: “I don’t condone it”

Grian Chatten has said that Fontaines D.C. were unaware that AI had been used to help make the music video for ‘Marianne’ – and shared that he doesn’t “condone it”. READ MORE: The Dublin rock giants released their fifth album last week (Friday October 16) – marking the follow-up to 2024’s acclaimed and Mercury-nominated ‘Romance’. Already, the album has had a huge wave of praise from fans and critics alike, particularly for tracks including the lead single ‘Marianne’, eerie track ‘Tongue’, and cinematic collab with Rosalía, ‘Where Is Gone?’. Now, frontman Grian Chatten has spoken about how it recently came to light that the music video for ‘Marianne’ credited “AI artists”, and told The Los Angeles Times that “none of us were told about” the use of artificial intelligence involved. Speaking to the outlet, Chatten said that he called his management when he found out and asked “What the fuck, is this true?”. “Somewhere in the process, someone from the VFX team, I guess, used some kind of AI in the workflow,” he said, adding that although there were over 100 people who came together to work on the music video, “not even our label or our management were told about it, [so] it was a real...