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Powerful voices are being raised about the potential dangers of advances in AI, with a group of now-prominent musicians joining the chorus in an open letter on Monday, highlighting the potential harm the technology could do to the music industry. I am calling for caution.
In a letter written by the Artist Rights Alliance and posted on Medium on Monday, more than 200 musicians and songwriters, including Jon Bon Jovi, Darius Rucker and Elvis Costello, said they would not allow music platforms or streaming It called on service and technology companies to begin a complete shutdown of music activities. AI “infringes and devalues human artists.”
While the letter acknowledges that AI has the potential to “enhance human creativity,” it emphasizes that AI will only be effective if used responsibly, and in part platform and technology developers are using AI to “interfere with and undermine artists, songwriters, musicians, and musical acts.” Right holder. ”
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Other notable names on the list of signatories include Finneas and Billie Eilish, Katy Perry, Bob Marley’s estate, and Pearl Jam.
Left unregulated, AI could “devalue” the work produced by musicians and songwriters, while also denying them adequate financial compensation, artists said.
“Some of the largest and most powerful companies are using our work without permission to train their AI models. and is seriously intended to replace it with “image”. “This would dilute the royalties paid to artists,” the letter said. “This would be devastating to many working musicians, artists and songwriters who are just trying to make a living.”
The letter ended with the artists calling inappropriate use of AI an “attack on human creativity” and stealing an artist’s work “predatory.”
The Artists Rights Alliance’s letter comes at a controversial time regarding AI in the entertainment industry.
On Wednesday, settlement agreement An agreement has been reached between the estate of the late comedian George Carlin and video company Dassey for an hour-long AI-generated comedy that will use the comedian’s voice and likeness to generate “new” material into audio-only podcast episodes. A special has been created.
“I understand that you want to know more about George Carlin, and I agree with you. I also want to spend more time with my father,” said Carlin’s daughter, Kelly Carlin. wrote in a statement January after the lawsuit was filed. “But to declare that he has been ‘resurrected’ by AI is ridiculous.”
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In this week’s settlement, Dassey agreed to delete the “Podcast” videos, never repost them anywhere else, and never use Carlin’s image, voice or likeness again without the estate’s permission. Agreed.
Carlin died of a heart attack in 2008.