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Paul McCartney announced on the BBC’s Best of Today radio program that he had created “what will be the last Beatles record” using artificial intelligence. Set to debut later this year, the song features vocals from McCartney and the late John Lennon, who died in 1980.
“This is a demo that John had and we’re working on it and it’s just finished. It’s going to be released this year,” said McCartney. “We were able to get John’s voice pure through this AI, so we could mix the record like we normally do. It can be scary, and we have to see where it leads.”
McCartney called AI “very interesting,” adding, “This is what we’re all working on and trying to address.” What does that mean? I don’t listen to much because I don’t have much access to the internet, but people will say to me, ‘Oh, there’s a track with John singing my song. And it’s not. It’s just AI. Everything is kind of scary, but it’s exciting because it’s the future. “
Artificial intelligence is one of the most contentious topics in the music industry these days, as it’s being used to create and sell songs featuring artists who haven’t agreed to release them. An AI-generated fake Drake and The Weeknd collaboration, “Heart on My Sleeve,” went viral in April, setting alarm bells in the industry. The song had enough views and plays and seemed to be on track to hit the charts until it was removed from Tidal, Apple, Spotify and other streaming his platforms.
The world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, issued a statement in April urging major streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music to stop AI companies from using their music to “train” their technology. asked.
“We have a moral and commercial responsibility to artists to prevent the misuse of their music and prevent platforms from ingesting content that violates the rights of artists and other creators,” the company said in a statement. Stated. “We expect our platform partners to want to prevent their services from being used in a way that harms artists.”
