Musicians on Artificial Intelligence
'I couldn't hear the heart or soul in it': Musicians give their thoughts on AI KISS rocker Gene Simmons is the latest music legend to speak out against the danger artificial intelligence poses to songwriters and musicians, calling for a federal law to be imposed to control AI use in the United States - and even a UN directive controlling it.
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Musicians on Artificial Intelligence
'I couldn't hear the heart or soul in it': Musicians give their thoughts on AI KISS rocker Gene Simmons is the latest music legend to speak out against the danger artificial intelligence poses to songwriters and musicians, calling for a federal law to be imposed to control AI use in the United States - and even a UN directive controlling it.
Find out which other musicians don't want to rock and roll all nite to AI songs...
Sir Brian May
The Queen guitarist fears that it is already "too late" to prevent AI from destroying the music industry as he hit out at the UK Government's plans to make changes to copyright laws.
Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper, May said: "My fear is that it’s already too late – this theft has already been performed and is unstoppable,
like so many incursions that the monstrously arrogant billionaire owners of Al and social media are making into our lives. The future is already forever changed.
Sir Paul McCartney
The Beatles legend has called for more regulation to protect artists from AI and says the matter is an issue for the British Government to deal with.
McCartney explained on BBC political show Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: "You get young guys, girls, coming up, and they write a beautiful song, and they don’t own it,
and they don’t have anything to do with it. And anyone who wants can just rip it off ... We’re the people, you’re the government! You’re supposed to protect us. That’s your job.
Sir Elton John
The music titan has echoed criticism of the copyright law overhaul and fears that AI will "dilute and threaten young artists' earnings even further".
Elton told The Sunday Times newspaper: "The wheels are in motion to allow AI companies to ride roughshod over the traditional copyright laws that protect artists’ livelihoods.
This will allow global big tech companies to gain free and easy access to artists’ work in order to train their artificial intelligence and create competing music.”
Thom Yorke
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says artificial intelligence does nothing more than "steal" from original human artistic work with no financial reimbursement.
Speaking to Electronic Sound magazine, Thom said: “As far as I can tell in music and art and all creative industries, Al is so far only able to 'create' variations on genuine human artistic expression, and those are obvious.
Is Al capable of genuine original creative thought? I have yet to see that.”
Celine Dion
The My Heart Will Go On singer took to social media to warn her fans about "fake" AI-generated Celine Dion songs online.
A statement shared on Instagram read: "It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion’s musical performances,
and name and likeness, is currently circulating online and across various Digital Service Providers.”
Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography."
