Music Industry Grapples with Promises and Perils of AI Creativity
• The music industry is confronting challenges from AI tools that can recreate songs and voices without consent. This threatens artists and misleads fans.
• The CEO of the Recording Academy says AI productivity brings opportunities, but regulations and legislation are needed to protect human creators.
• Key questions center on how AI creates new content and how to identify misuse of an artist's voice or music.
• Recent Beatles song used AI to isolate John Lennon’s voice, showing promise if done with consent.
• New state and federal legislation aims to establish legal frameworks to protect artists from AI deepfakes.