Ross Stewart, a 21-year-old musician from Norwich, realized his fears about AI when his mother sent him an album to listen to.
“My family loves music, so we share a lot of music,” he recalls.
“She sent me the album and said, 'Why haven't I heard this before? It's amazing.'”
It turned out to be an “AI album” of blues music, according to Ross, and was “one of about 30 albums released by the artist this year.”
Among his concerns is “the sheer speed of being able to create a song in a minute,” which he says “poses a danger and impacts songwriters, producers and musicians.”
AI could be used to write lyrics, but he thinks that would be “blasphemy”.
“It's going to be a struggle, but I'll write the songs myself,” he added.
He said he is aware that advertisers are using AI-generated music instead of licensing songs from musicians.
It's about “removing exposure and revenue for potential artists who are trying to grow.”
He believes that the power of AI is improving and that it could “start to take away people's jobs, start to take away people's livelihoods.”
But Stewart, who has just finished his first UK tour, added: “People want authenticity.”
“People want to go to shows and see real people pick up guitars.”
