“AI doesn’t exploit musicians, people do”
As Western societies seem to become more publicly and vehemently polarised since the advent of social media, so does the music industry. There is not a day where we are not exposed to news of how corporations, big tech, and especially AI impact music creativity and livelihoods.
Often this is related to major labels or artists suing AI companies that use copyrighted material to train AI models to (re)produce music without compensating the original creators, or AI companies that have received venture capital or private equity from possibly murky mixed sources, with said questionable sources also infiltrating festivals, venues, ticketing, content, music gear, and more.
Music is growing to become an industry profitable for those at the top, while sidelining those making the scene possible, and many feel we are witnessing the top of the pyramid attempting to replace already squeezed musicians by illegally training cheaper bots.
There is ample reason to have uneasy feelings around tech and AI when thinking of current crossovers with the music industry, for example with the latest scandal of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek investing in military AI development, making many wonder whether our industry is still about music or about accommodating misused wealth and art-washing.
But while the many issues and misuses of AI in the music industry are well documented, there are still artists and industry professionals who believe it can be a positive force if used correctly.
Nadia Says reports, speaking to
@bennjordan ,
@holly_herndon and
@matdryhurst ,
@imogenheap ,
@portraitxo ,
@this_is_robert_owens , and AI music companies Musical AI and
@voiceswapai .
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