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Of all the places AI is seeping into, a program by a pair of Czech ice dancers angling for a spot at the Winter Olympics in February may be one of the most unexpected.
Yet, at last weekend’s Skate America tournament, a major international competition ahead of Milano Cortina 2026, Kateřina Mrázková and Daniel Mrázek performed a program that included music partially composed by AI in the style of the rock band Bon Jovi. To any viewers baffled by the music selection, Gabriella Papadakis, the reigning Olympic.
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