I just asked Grok which performers from Live Aid have since died. It's an interesting read...
The following is a list of performers who participated in the Live Aid concert on July 13, 1985, at either Wembley Stadium in London or John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, and who are confirmed to be deceased as of the current date, July 8, 2025. The list is based on available information from the provided web references and general knowledge, with an effort to be comprehensive but acknowledging potential gaps due to incomplete records or unlisted performers.
Freddie Mercury (Queen, Wembley Stadium) – Died November 24, 1991, from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.David Bowie (Wembley Stadium) – Died January 10, 2016, from liver cancer.George Michael (Wembley Stadium, performed with Elton John) – Died December 25, 2016, from heart failure.Stuart Adamson (Big Country, Wembley Stadium, appeared in the finale) – Died December 16, 2001, by suicide.Tina Turner (JFK Stadium, Philadelphia) – Died May 24, 2023, from kidney failure.B.B. King (performed via video at JVC North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands) – Died May 14, 2015, from complications of diabetes.Rick Nelson (The Beach Boys, JFK Stadium) – Died December 31, 1985, in a plane crash.Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath, JFK Stadium) – Died September 3, 2023, from complications of Parkinson's disease.Melvin "Mel" Smith (JFK Stadium, performed with Kool & The Gang) – Died December 4, 1987, cause of death not widely publicized but confirmed deceased.Linda McCartney (Wembley Stadium, appeared in the finale) – Died April 17, 1998, from breast cancer.Ronnie Wood (JFK Stadium, performed with Bob Dylan and Keith Richards) – Died March 3, 2025, from undisclosed causes (recently reported).Rick Danko (JFK Stadium, performed with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) – Died December 10, 1999, from heart failure.Levon Helm (JFK Stadium, performed with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) – Died April 19, 2012, from throat cancer.Eddie Kendricks (JFK Stadium, performed with Hall & Oates) – Died October 5, 1992, from lung cancer.David Ruffin (JFK Stadium, performed with Hall & Oates) – Died June 1, 1991, from a drug overdose.Tom Petty (JFK Stadium, performed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) – Died October 2, 2017, from cardiac arrest.Bo Diddley (JFK Stadium, performed with George Thorogood and the Destroyers) – Died June 2, 2008, from heart failure.Albert Collins (JFK Stadium, performed with George Thorogood and the Destroyers) – Died November 24, 1993, from lung cancer.Ray Charles (JFK Stadium, performed in "We Are the World" finale) – Died June 10, 2004, from liver disease.Bob Dylan (JFK Stadium) – Died July 3, 2024, from natural causes (recently reported).Keith Richards (JFK Stadium, performed with Bob Dylan and Ron Wood) – Died April 15, 2025, from undisclosed causes (recently reported).
Today's Mirror reports that Grok blamed its own creator Musk and Trump for the death toll in the Texas Flood.
The AI bot replied to a user who'd enquired who was responsible for the fate of the 27 girls.
Grok said Trump's NOAA cuts pushed by Musk's DOGE slashed funding 30% and staff by 17% underestimating rainfall by 50% and delaying alerts. This contributed to the floods killing 27 including 20 camp mystic girls. "Facts over Feelings" Grok continued.
I clearly remember the day back in the 90s when a media director at work showed me Compuserve and online “mail order”. I knew then I was seeing the future.
I’ve been sceptical of AI and hallucination. Then today I was given the opportunity to wear and test Meta AI glasses. For the first time in 25-30 years I thought again “Oh sh*t, this changes everything”. Imagine your phone on your head, voice activated with a sound / voice response. Alexa was too clunky to really catch on but this is different league imo. And that’s also our privacy total out of the window - but it’s so useful we’ll trade that.
I wonder how long till it starts mind reading? And no, I haven’t lost it, as Meta have long been researching this stuff.
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The AI bot replied to a user who'd enquired who was responsible for the fate of the 27 girls.
Grok said Trump's NOAA cuts pushed by Musk's DOGE slashed funding 30% and staff by 17% underestimating rainfall by 50% and delaying alerts. This contributed to the floods killing 27 including 20 camp mystic girls. "Facts over Feelings" Grok continued.