Zara Larsson fans rioted after the singer supported AI-generated content. Now her controversial take is going viral

Pop star Zara Larsson is the internet’s newest “it” girl. After a wave of viral hits, including her latest album’s title track, “Midnight Sun,” and her feature on PinkPantheress’s “Stateside” remix, the Swedish singer cemented herself as the next big thing in pop music. But fame doesn’t come without controversy, as Larsson learned when she revealed to her fan base that she uses generative AI. The discourse began when Larsson posted about watching AI-generated content on TikTok. She first reposted an image from the account Ai Fruit Stories, a page posting AI animations of—you guessed it—dram...