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, though businesses remain worried about the economic uncertainty amid a trade war.

New York in the ‘70s was a lot of jazz, soul. It’s just a lot of music from New York and Puerto Ricans have always been there. Reggaeton comes from Carolina, Puerto Rico. It’s the birthplace. It’s special. I feel really proud to be a Puerto Rican.In this new era, I went to New York and found great inspiration for my music but kept my essence. I keep the island at the forefront of everything that I do. I’m thinking about what it means to be Puerto Rican, our culture.

ALEJANDRO: Of course, definitely. Salsa was a world that I had yet to explore. When I’m doing new projects, I try to look back at what I’ve accomplished and what I have yet to do. I try to analyze my whole career and see what’s going to be next with Rauw, what’s going to be new; I take my time at the studio, at home, studying, analyzing.This project has a lot of salsa influence, a lot of African influence. I’m using the live instruments (for) the first time. Instruments traditional to Puerto Rico like the cuatro, puertorriqueño guitar, maraca, el guiro, la conga, all mixed with the digital sounds. And, you know, it sounds fresh. It sounds rich and perfect for dancing.ALEJANDRO: We started working in New York and we finished in Paris. We have a few other records at the studio, but “Committed,” this song is really special. He was the one that wrote that, the hook. And he was like, “Rauw, you have to sing it in English.” And I was like, “I’ve never done this before. It’s new.” It was challenge for me, you know, singing a whole hook in English. I told him, “OK, but I’ll do the verse in Spanish.” I like to write my own verses and wanted to make it my own. We fused our ideas together.

He understood the whole concept of the project. He’s a legend, a mentor. You’re going to hear more music from Pharrell and Rauw.ALEJANDRO: I always liked the classic stuff, and being really elegant, since I was a kid. I always like to be in a suit and tie. I found excuses to be really dressed up. And I think this character borrows that from Rauw Alejandro. I’m 31. I feel like a young spirt with an old soul, living in New York, the city’s vibes, the musical influence of the ‘60s, the long coats ... the swag of Puerto Rico. I can’t deny it. I think the way that you dress is the way you express yourself and your art.

ALEJANDRO: I’m from Puerto Rico, that’s my island. As a civilian, I’m always going to fight for my rights and give my opinion, share a positive message, be an example for the next generation and try to find the best solutions for my island. I think Benito (Bad Bunny) and Rene (Residente) have always done the same. I think everyone expresses themselves in different ways, but as an artist, the people can always count on me to share a message.

Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman contributed to this report from New York.“Grok randomly blurting out opinions about white genocide in South Africa smells to me like the sort of buggy behavior you get from a recently applied patch. I sure hope it isn’t. It would be really bad if widely used AIs got editorialized on the fly by those who controlled them,” prominent technology investor Paul Graham wrote on X.

Graham’s post brought what appeared to be a sarcastic response from Musk’s rival, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.“There are many ways this could have happened. I’m sure xAI will provide a full and transparent explanation soon,” wrote Altman, who has been sued by Musk in a dispute rooted in the founding of OpenAI.

Some asked Grok itself to explain, but like other chatbots, it is prone to, making it hard to determine if it was making things up.