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Peter Gabriel launches an AI music video challenge as Drake and UMG battle the rise of AI-generated deep fakes.
Progressive rock legend Peter Gabriel and open source AI powerhouse Stability AI have announced the debut of the Generative AI Music Video Challenge. The Stability AI #DiffuseTogether Challenge is the first in a series of AI animated challenges featuring musicians from different genres.
Starting today discordThe contest invites entrants to submit one (1) AI-generated animated video set inspired by the music of Peter Gabriel. The video includes DreamStudio (photorealistic imaging), Stability for Blender (3D) and AnimAI (animation).
Contestants can choose to submit one of six songs carefully selected by Peter Gabriel, including classics such as “Sledgehammer” and tracks from his upcoming album. input/output. The top three finishers will receive cash prizes and tickets to Peter Gabriel’s upcoming shows. input/output trip. Entries will be judged by an all-star panel of musicians, including Gabriel, and the winner will be announced on May 5th, live on Stability AI’s Twitch channel.
“For the first time, these powerful and innovative AI tools are within reach of all of us. We have the chance to weave new realities from the threads of our own imagination and creativity,” says Gabriel. said. “I built my world out of sound, and now visual I’m asking his artist community to use my musical carpet to create their own uncharted audio-visual dreamscapes. .”
But while artists like Peter Gabriel and Dave Guetta are excited about the coming age of AI in music, artists like Drake and his parent label UMG have been quick to crack down on AI-generated content. I’m here.
Drake wrote on Instagram after an AI-created version of the artist rapping Ice Spice’s hit “Munch.” Monday night.
“Training generative AI with our artists’ music (which means both a breach of contract and a breach of copyright law) and availability of infringing content created using generative AI on DSP Gender raises the question of which side you are on.It is a piece of history that all stakeholders in the music ecosystem want to participate in,” Universal Music Group said in a recently released statement. claim. “On the side of artists, fans, and human creative expression, or on the side of deep fakes, fraud, and denial of just compensation to artists.”
Platforms such as YouTube and Spotify may require scrutiny on their uploads as fake songs, covers, and other AI-generated content continue to appear on their doorsteps.
