BRAIN (studio)

In 2022, BRAIN created Human Record Player in collaboration with Weezer, where the user had to spin in a circle to hear the artist’s newest track, Records.{{Cite web |title=NEW Webby Gallery + Index |url=https://winners.webbyawards.com/2023/websites-and-mobile-sites/general-desktop-mobile-sites/music/250379/weezers-human-record-player |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NEW Webby Gallery + Index |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=You can listen to the new Weezer single… but only by becoming a… |url=https://www.kerrang.com/you-can-listen-to-the-new-weezer-single-but-only-by-becoming-a-human-record-player |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}{{Cite web |author1=Stef Lach |date=2023-05-02 |title=Are you ready for Crynyl? Fall Out Boy vinyl records made from their tears |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/are-you-ready-for-crynyl-fall-out-boy-vinyl-records-made-from-their-tears |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=louder |language=en}}

In 2023, BRAIN created CRYNYL, an official release of Fall Out Boy’s album So Much (for) Stardust filled with the band’s tears.{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2023-05-01 |title=Fall Out Boy's Literal Teardrops Are Pressed Into Limited-Edition 'So Much (for) Stardust' Vinyl |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fall-out-boy-teardrops-so-much-for-stardust-vinyl-record-1234726951/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Fall Out Boy's 'So Much (For) Stardust' "Crynyl" Is Pressed With The Band's Real Tears |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/5/fall-out-boy-so-much-for-stardust-vinyl-crynyl-release-info-pete-wentz-tears |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Hypebeast}}{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2023-05-01 |title=Fall Out Boy have been selling vinyl with actual human tears in |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fall-out-boy-have-been-selling-vinyl-with-actual-human-tears-in-3437915 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

In 2024, BRAIN created Dookie Demastered, a release of Green Day's album Dookie, an official collaboration with the band where each song on the album was ported onto an "obscure, obsolete and otherwise inconvenient" format, such as a wax cylinder and a Teddy Ruxpin, and sold via a drawing.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2024-10-09 |title=Green Day 'Dookie Demastered' Features Re-Recordings on Doorbell, Toothbrush, Game Boy, Teddy Ruxpin & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/green-day-dookie-demastered-rerecorded-doorbell-toothbrush-game-boy-teddy-ruxpin-1235796754/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/10/entertainment/video/entertainment-showbiz-hollywood-minute-green-day-dookie-demastered-anora-sean-baker-mikey-madison-cannes |title=Hollywood Minute: Green Day DE-masters its classic album 'Dookie' {{!}} CNN |date=2024-10-10 |last=Daniel |first=David |language=en |access-date=2024-10-15 |via=www.cnn.com}}{{Cite web |last=Rosoff |first=Matt |date=2024-10-09 |title=You can now buy songs from Green Day's 'Dookie' in lo-fi formats like doorbell chime and wax cylinder |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/09/you-can-now-buy-songs-from-green-days-dookie-in-lo-fi-formats-like-doorbell-chime-and-wax-cylinder/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Green Day 'Demasters' Dookie by Putting Each Track in a Vintage Electronic Item — from a Teddy Bear to a Toothbrush |url=https://people.com/dookie-demastered-green-day-rereleases-album-in-15-formats-8725759 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=People.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Gabriel |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Listen to singles from Green Day's 'Dookie' on a doorbell, wax cylinder or toothbrush |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/15/nx-s1-5148824/listen-to-singles-from-green-days-dookie-on-a-doorbell-wax-cylinder-or-toothbrush |website=NPR}}

In 2024, BRAIN's AI chatbot Goody-2 received acclaim for its commentary on the role of censorship in artificial intelligence by refusing every request, responding with an explanation of how doing so might cause harm or breach ethical boundaries.{{Cite magazine |last=Knight |first=Will |title=Meet the Pranksters Behind Goody-2, the World's 'Most Responsible' AI Chatbot |url=https://www.wired.com/story/goody-2-worlds-most-responsible-ai-chatbot/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}{{Cite web |last=Coldewey |first=Devin |date=2024-02-09 |title=Meet Goody-2, the AI too ethical to discuss literally anything |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/09/meet-goody-2-the-ai-too-ethical-to-discuss-literally-anything/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=A |date=15 February 2024 |title=Introducing the new chatbot called Goody-2 — what does it do? |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1231634299/introducing-the-new-chatbot-called-goody-2-what-does-it-do |website=NPR}}

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