Sting warned Thursday against songs written by AI and predicted a “battle” of artists to defend their works, in an interview with BBC in which he called for caution in the face of this new technology.
“The fundamental components of music belong to us, to human beings,” said the musician of 71 years oldformer police leader.
“It will be a battle we will all have to fight over the next couple of years: defending our human capital against the Artificial intelligence (IA),” he warned.
A current debate
The use of AI in songwriting is a subject of debate in the music industry, with some decrying it as “copyright infringement” while others celebrate its benefits.
This technology has been used to imitate Canadian singers Drake and the weekend in a song released last month with the title Heart in hand.
The song was briefly available on music streaming platforms before being pulled following a copyright infringement claim by Universal Music Groupwhich publishes both artists through an affiliate.
The case of the DJ
For his part, the French DJ David Guetta he recently used AI to add rapper Eminem-style vocals to a song during a live performance. However, he has assured that he will not launch it commercially.
The controversial song by Drake & The Weeknd, Heart in handwas a huge success: 625,000 views on Spotify, 275,000 views on YouTube and… 15 million views on TikTok! plus about 20 million on Twitter.
The problem/problem is that the song was fake: a named user songwriter977 he came up with it through an AI program and that created a decidedly confusing situation that became a herald of what’s to come.
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“The tools are useful, but we have to handle them ourselves,” Sting said.I don’t think we can allow machines to take over. We have to be cautious,” he added.
The employment of TO THE in music it is a topic that generates conflicting opinions. On the one hand, some argue that artificial intelligence can be a valuable tool for improving and speeding up the music production process. Artificial intelligence can, for example, create melodies or lyrics which could inspire musicians to create new songs.
THE Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims AI-powered programs as possible threats to the music business and lists them in a report indicating that these digital platforms “may promote piracy and plagiarism of music productions”.
The report, released in October 2022, indicates that these applications or websites “involve or facilitate copyright piracy (…) These marketplaces engage in unlicensed reproduction, creation of derivative works, streaming and/or distribution/downloading unauthorized or other dissemination of sound recordings”.
Source: Clarin
