May 3, 2023 3:57 PM EDT Update
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AI-produced music using the voices of popular music artists has gone viral on social media, leading some to believe new songs like Weeknd and Drake are real, but some experts say it’s illegal. which we believe constitutes copyright infringement. ‘
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AI-generated music has become a recent social trend. That includes having a famous artist cover a popular song, or creating a new song that sounds exactly like the artist performed it.
A TikTok video featuring AI-generated versions of Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Ye (previously known as Kanye West) singing “Fukashigi no Karute,” the theme song from the popular anime series, has been viewed by over 2 million people. It went viral with likes and comments like: “This is the good part of AI that they don’t talk about.”
Another very popular video was created by anonymous Tiktok creator Ghostwriter and features an original song called “Heart on my sleeve” created by AI by Weeknd and Drake and is available on Spotify, Apple Music. , recorded millions of streams before platforms such as Youtube. TikTok has removed it.
reported that financial times Universal Music Group, a popular music company representing big name artists such as Drake, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, is using its AI platform to train lyrics and melodies for copyrighted songs. I sent a letter to the streaming service asking them to block .
Some artists have taken advantage of the opportunity, with singer Grimes announcing that AI will allow anyone to create songs using their voice “without penalty”. rolling stone report.
Popular AI-generated songs
- TikTok user garytheproducer uploaded an AI song featuring Ariana Grande covering Drake’s “Controlla” with the caption, “Ariana AI sings ‘Controlla’ better than Drake.” Comments such as “My brain can’t understand why AI’s cover isn’t real” and “I don’t need a singer (at the moment). AI will sing for me” were received. The video has over 1.4 million views and over 125,000 likes for her.
- In February, French producer and DJ David Guetta performed an AI song he created in a live show. The song features Eminem rapping over a rave-style beat as the crowd goes wild. He shared the video to Twitter with the caption, “Let me introduce… Emin-AI-em.” Guetta revealed in a Twitter thread that she has no intention of releasing the song commercially.
- Snakehead The Writer posted a Ye AI-generated song on TikTok. In it, the author states that he asked AI to create it. graduationStyle Ye songs with all the current news and gossip about Ye. graduation Ye’s 2007 Grammy Award-winning album. The song contained lyrics such as: Why are you trying to dress our daughter in Ice Spice? In March, North West and rapper Ice Spice posted a TikTok video of the two of them singing Ice Spice songs at Kim Kardashian’s house, with Kardashian accusing West of rapping vulgar lyrics. The music video has 2.5 million views and about 278,000 likes.
- TikTok user emortalyeeeeee posted an AI-generated song by Ye and rapper Playboi Carti covering Gotye’s 2011 hit “Somebody that I Used to Know.” The video also features the two rappers superimposed on the song’s cover image, which has earned her 365,000 likes and her 2.8 million views.
- Creator Trap Time AI uploaded a Drake AI song called “Too Many Times (When I’m in the 6)” to YouTube. Some viewers are convinced it’s not a real song, with one user commenting, “I’m starting to think these are actually real unreleased/unfinished songs.” Another commented, “It’s too good to be true”. The video has 110,000 views and 4,900 likes.
is it legal?
The AI works by training it on a wide data set, such as millions of photos on Google or, in the case of AI music, melodies and lyrics of already-produced music. One of the biggest gray areas surrounding AI music is that it creates songs but is trained on copyrighted material, which is why UMG has asked streaming services to block this. There are no regulations that dictate what AI can and cannot be trained on. Mark A. Lemley, a Stanford law professor, and Bryan Casey, an attorney, wrote in the Texas Law Review that most systems “do not access facts or structures dedicated to.” Other experts believe the practice should be banned. Karl Fowlkes, entertainment and business attorney at The Fowlkes Firm, told CNN that courts and the Copyright Office “explicitly prohibit” this process, and that original art should be protected by law, and that “using original art It should be protected by law and not a work created by a machine.” create new works. In March, the U.S. Copyright Office released new rules on how to register AI-created music, art, and copyrighted works in response to recent “significant advances in generative AI technology.” One of the biggest requirements included in the guidelines is to disclose that the work submitted for registration contains AI-generated content. Regarding AI-generated music, the U.S. Copyright Office will “consider whether contributions made by AI are the result of ‘mechanical duplication’ or on behalf of the author’s ‘original mental conception,'” the new rule states. Says.
References
Here’s What You Need to Know About OpenAI’s ChatGPT—What Confuses You and How You Use It (Forbes)
You’re Already Using AI: Where AI Is in Everyday Life, From Facial Recognition to Navigation Apps (Forbes)
Republicans share post-apocalyptic AI-powered attack ad against Biden: Here’s how to spot a deepfake (Forbes)
Universal Music Group calls AI music a “fraud” and wants it banned from streaming platforms. Experts Say It’s Not So Easy (CNN)
Fair Learning (Texas Law Review)
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