Overview
- Bob Dylan shared an Instagram Story on Sunday linking to a new Patreon series called Lectures From the Grave that costs $5 per month.
- The page currently has six posts that include AI‑sounding audio essays on Aaron Burr, Frank James, and Wild Bill Hickok, a Mahalia Jackson video, a fictional Mark Twain letter, and a short story titled Bull Rider.
- Several items are credited to pen names such as Herbert Foster and Marty Lombard, and the Patreon describes the material as curated by Bob Dylan rather than written by him.
- Multiple outlets report AI-like voices and imagery, yet Dylan’s team has not confirmed any AI involvement and his official website does not mention the Patreon.
- Early membership counts hovered under 2,000 as coverage rolled out, and the launch arrives during Dylan’s ongoing Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, signaling an unusual use of Patreon by a legacy act and stirring debate over AI credit and creative authorship.