Grimeshas thrown her support behind the use ofartificial intelligencein making music.
The boundary-pushing singer put out a call on social media — including on Twitter, which is owned by her ex, billionaire Elon Musk — saying that she would be willing to share royalties on any successful AI-generated song employing her voice and added that she is for “open sourcing all art and killing copyright.”
“I’ll split 50% royalties on any successful AI-generated song that uses my voice,” Grimesannounced on Twitteron Sunday, April 23. “Feel free to use my voice without penalty. I have no label and no legal bindings.”
Her position contrasts with the music industry at large, which has been grappling with the legal and financial ramifications of the role of AI in song creation.
Grimes的tweet包括截图an article about a fake collaboration by Drake and the Weeknd, “Heart on My Sleeve.” The song, created entirely on an AI machine by a TikTok user without the involvement of the artists — or its producer Metro Boomin, also credited on the track — was uploaded to Spotify and Apple Music on April 4, before it became a viral sensation.
I'll split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that uses my voice. Same deal as I would with any artist i collab with. Feel free to use my voice without penalty. I have no label and no legal bindings.pic.twitter.com/KIY60B5uqt
— (@Grimezsz)April 24, 2023
Last month, Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak joined a group of prominent computer scientists and other tech industry notables to call for a six-month pause to consider the risks of artificial intelligence technology. In a letter, the group warned that AI systems with “human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity.”
It added that the technology could flood the internet with misinformation and automate too many jobs.
The letter said, “Recent months have seen AI labs locked in an out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one — not even their creators — can understand, predict, or reliably control.”
Musk, who is the father of two children with Grimes, told former Fox News hostTucker Carlsonin a segment aired last week that AI is “more dangerous” than cars or rockets and said it has the potential to destroy humanity.
环球音乐集团,世界最大的音乐company and parent company to Republic Records, which has an exclusive distribution deal with the three artists falsely credited on “Heart on My Sleeve,” requested that streaming services block access from AI products that might be using the music on their platforms to train their algorithms.
As of Grimes’ tweet, the track was no longer available on major streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube.
Last week, there was also a deep-fake release of an album of music purported to be by the bandOasis.
“These instances demonstrate why platforms have a fundamental legal and ethical responsibility to prevent the use of their services in ways that harm artists,” UMG said in a statement toRolling Stone. “These instances demonstrate why platforms have a fundamental legal and ethical responsibility to prevent the use of their services in ways that harm artists.”
Grimes, the Canadian artist born Claire Boucher, however, encouraged artists to use her voice and said that “it’s cool to be fused [with] a machine.”
The futuristic pop singer has been thinking about the role of AI in music creation for some time. In 2018, her single “We Appreciate Power” contemplated how AI would become inescapable. The following year Grimes predicted that AI would “be so much better at making art” than humans and would eventually make live music obsolete.
She also celebrated the birth of her first child with Tesla and SpaceX founderMuskby releasing AI lullaby music.
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