Not a good time to choose to be a music major!! I think it was around 2012 when I conjectured that before 2020 there would likely be a hit song which was "AI" generated, including tune and lyrics. So I was off by a few years, but it is clear enough to most by now that this is a GIVEN, Indeed, I wouldn't be surprised if it has already happened but isn't common news, yet. Consider: if you were the first with a hit song that was actually AI generated, would you make more money by announcing that? Or by keeping silent and hoping to get a few more hits under your belt?
"Streaming Services Urged To Clamp Down on AI-Generated Music (ft.com) 74
Posted by msmash on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:02AM from the how-about-that dept.
Universal Music Group has told streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple, to block artificial intelligence services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs, according to emails viewed by the Financial Times. From the report:
UMG, which controls about a third of the global music market, has become increasingly concerned about AI bots using their songs to train themselves to churn out music that sounds like popular artists. AI-generated songs have been popping up on streaming services and UMG has been sending takedown requests "left and right," said a person familiar with the matter. The company is asking streaming companies to cut off access to their music catalogue for developers using it to train AI technology. "We will not hesitate to take steps to protect our rights and those of our artists," UMG wrote to online platforms in March, in emails viewed by the FT. "This next generation of technology poses significant issues," said a person close to the situation. "Much of [generative AI] is trained on popular music. You could say: compose a song that has the lyrics to be like Taylor Swift, but the vocals to be in the style of Bruno Mars, but I want the theme to be more Harry Styles. The output you get is due to the fact the AI has been trained on those artists' intellectual property."
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