Musicians Voice Concerns Over AI-Generated Tunes
• Stability AI unveiled Stable Audio 2.0, its latest AI music generator, just as 200 artists signed a letter urging tech companies to stop creating technologies that "undermine artists."
• Musicians worry AI will degrade the value of their work, steal their voices, and destroy the music ecosystem. This echoes Napster era concerns.
• Questions remain about copyright and compensation for works AI models train on. Stability AI's audio VP resigned over this.
• The quality of AI-generated music is still low, but it continues to rapidly improve. Music tells human stories; will there still be demand amid AI content?
• Israel reportedly used an AI system to identify and target militants in air strikes, leading to high civilian deaths. Critics say this violates international law.