Hollywood reacted to the news Wednesday of the death of Tina Turner, calling her “iconic,” “legendary,” and so much more.

The official Twitter account for the legendary singer tweeted, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner.” The singer battled health issues in recent years, including intestinal cancer, a stroke, and needing a kidney transplant, People magazine reported. She died “peacefully” at her home near Zurich in Switzerland after a long illness, publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed.

“With her music and boundless passion for life, she enchanted fans worldwide and inspired future stars,” the message added. “We say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us her greatest work; her music. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”

Shortly after the news broke, celebrities like Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Mariah Carey, and others took to social media share their memories of the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” singer.

“Shocked. Saddened. Sending condolences to Tina Turner’s family and loved ones,” Ross tweeted, along with a photo of the two at an event.

Shocked. Saddened. Sending condolences to Tina Turner’s family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/FGlQfjxaGh

— Ms. Ross (@DianaRoss) May 24, 2023

82-year-old Jones wrote, “Tina, an incredible woman, a genuine singer, a one of a kind talent, I am honored to have known her. RIP Tina.”

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Tina, an incredible woman, a genuine singer, a one of a kind talent, I am honoured to have known her. RIP Tina pic.twitter.com/70iceQjLxm

— Tom Jones (@RealSirTomJones) May 24, 2023

“The words legendary, iconic, diva, and superstar are often overused and yet Tina Turner embodies them all and so many more – an incredible performer, musician and trailblazer,” 54-year-old Carey wrote. “To me, she will always be a survivor and an inspiration to women everywhere. Her music will continue to inspire generations to come. Rest in Peace, Queen.”

The words legendary, iconic, diva, and superstar are often overused and yet Tina Turner embodies them all and so many more – an incredible performer, musician and trailblazer. To me, she will always be a survivor and an inspiration to women everywhere. Her music will continue to… pic.twitter.com/ur7djmFHnW

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) May 24, 2023

Podcast host Megyn Kelly tweeted that “it doesn’t seem possible” Turner was gone. “She seemed like too strong a life force. She overcame…everything. Embodied strength, resilience, beauty, sass, warmth, dignity, TALENT! Along w/so many, I will treasure her music & legacy forever.”

Tina Turner, dead at 83 – it doesn’t seem possible. She seemed like too strong a life force. She overcame…everything. Embodied strength, resilience, beauty, sass, warmth, dignity, TALENT! Along w/so many, I will treasure her music & legacy forever.

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) May 24, 2023

Singer John Fogerty said, “So deeply sad to hear about Tina Turner’s passing… I loved her version of Proud Mary! It was different and fantastic. I was also so happy because she chose my song and it was her breakthrough record.”

So deeply sad to hear about Tina Turner's passing… I loved her version of Proud Mary! It was different and fantastic. I was also so happy because she chose my song and it was her breakthrough record. pic.twitter.com/pH1Qt8u25Y

— John Fogerty (@John_Fogerty) May 24, 2023

Singer/songwriter Deborah Harry, aka Blondie, wrote, “I was a benefactor of the energy, creativity and talents of Tina Turner. A woman who started in rural Nutbush, TN cotton fields and worked her way to the very top. Tina was a great inspiration to me when I was starting out and remains so to this day. Love you Tina. RIP.”

"I was a benefactor of the energy, creativity and talents of Tina Turner. A woman who started in rural Nutbush, TN cotton fields and worked her way to the very top. Tina was a great inspiration to me when I was starting out and remains so to this day. Love you Tina. RIP.” —DH pic.twitter.com/2sqg0biujc

— Debbie Harry/BLONDIE (@BlondieOfficial) May 24, 2023

Rocker Mick Jagger shared a series of snaps, referring to Turner as a wonderful friend, “I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner. She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.”

I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner.
She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her. pic.twitter.com/TkG5VrdxXO

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) May 24, 2023

“Star Wars” franchise star Mark Hamill wrote simply, “Rest in Power, Queen.”

Rest in Power, Queen. 💔 pic.twitter.com/QLPgeWfcNH

— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) May 24, 2023

While “Monty Python” alum John Cleese tweeted a clip of him and Turner on stage and wrote, “Very sad to hear about the passing of Tina Turner. Her talent was beyond measure.”

Very sad to hear about the passing of Tina Turner. Her talent was beyond measure. pic.twitter.com/suRy2ytY9M

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) May 24, 2023

A private funeral ceremony will be “attended by close friends and family. Please respect the privacy of her family at this difficult time,” a statement from Turner’s publicist added.

Related: Legendary Singer Tina Turner Dead At 83

Judging from all the alarm these days, maybe artificial intelligence poses a huge danger threat to humanity.

Take former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. On Wednesday, he warned that artificial intelligence could pose existential risks, adding that governments will need to step in to ensure technology is not “misused by evil people.”

AI is supposed to make all of our lives easier. But ChatGPT, which emerged last year and is now being employed in endless ways, has prompted concern that it may be too powerful and eventually learn to think by itself, making it an existential risk.

“Existential risk is defined as many, many, many, many people harmed or killed,” Schmidt said at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London, CNBC reported.

“There are scenarios not today, but reasonably soon, where these systems will be able to find zero-day exploits in cyber issues, or discover new kinds of biology. Now, this is fiction today, but its reasoning is likely to be true. And when that happens, we want to be ready to know how to make sure these things are not misused by evil people,” he said.

Meanwhile, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is warning that AI could take over search engines like Google if, as predicted, the behaviors of users online change dramatically.

“Whoever wins the personal agent, that’s the big thing, because you will never go to a search site again, you will never go to a productivity site, you’ll never go to Amazon again,” Gates said during a Goldman Sachs event on AI in San Francisco this week, as quoted by CNBC.

AI assistants, for instance, could “read the stuff you don’t have time to read,” Gates said. That means users could get information without using Google search.

Microsoft moved quickly to get on top of AI, but Gates said there is a 50-50 chance that who comes out on top will be either a startup or a tech giant.

“I’d be disappointed if Microsoft didn’t come in there,” Gates said. “But I’m impressed with a couple of startups, including Inflection,” he added, referring to Inflection.AI, which was co-founded by former DeepMind executive Mustafa Suleyman.

To hear the big brains talk about it, AI will change everything. Take Spotify. Bill Simmons, the founder of the Spotify-owned podcast network The Ringer, said the streaming platform is currently working on AI tools that will be trained to learn hosts’ voices to create targeted ads.

“I don’t think Spotify is going to get mad at me for this, but we’re developing that stuff,” Simmons said in a conversation with Derek Thompson, an editor at The Atlantic, on an episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast.” “There is going to be a way to use my voice for the ads. You have to obviously give the approval for the voice, but it opens up, from an advertising standpoint, all these different great possibilities,” Business Insider reported.

And then there was what happened this month in China.

A scammer cheated a man out of his money by pretending to be his friend while using AI-powered face-swapping and voice-cloning software. That is known as a “deep fake.”

“Police in the city of Baotou, in the region of Inner Mongolia, said the perpetrator used AI-powered face-swapping technology to impersonate a friend of the victim during a video call and receive a transfer of 4.3 million yuan ($622,000),” Reuters reported.

The man transferred the money thinking his friend needed during a bidding process, police said Saturday. The man only realized he had been tricked when his friend said he didn’t know about the transfer.

So it’s getting scary out there. And it’s only just beginning.

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