Artificial intelligence is changing how music gets made – and how musicians get paid. AI is letting people clone artists’ voices, create completely new songs as fake collaborations, generate lyrics in seconds, even produce full tracks just by typing in a few words. It’s all causing some to say AI will be “the death of music.” Technology causes turning points in history. And I think we’re in one right now for music. The stakes are high: If we get this wrong, we could jeopardize how human musicians make money and art. But if we get it right, we have an opportunity to leap ahead in how we as humans get to express ourselves. To really understand what’s happening with AI music, you need to understand how the music industry ALREADY works – and how it could be changing. In this video, I took a deep dive into that topic with the help of two people right in the thick of it: The artist Grimes and CEO of Spotify Daniel Ek.
Here are the highlights:
00:04 AI music is revolutionizing the industry
01:51 AI music can help bridge the gap between creative ideas and technical skill.
03:47 AI music tools are already being used by artists on platforms like Spotify.
05:28 Artists getting paid in a world with AI music
07:06 Copying an artist and not paying them is a violation of copyright.
08:52 The copyright system is incredibly complicated, and disputes arise when copying phrases and melodies from other songs.
10:37 AI-generated music raises questions about inspiration and ownership.
12:36 The debate over AI-created music and its impact on human expression
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