The first AI music video by Jared Chavez, a 19-year-old student at the University of South Florida, Posted on Instagram It was an amazing song: Drake, Yee and Kendrick Lamar singing “Fukashigi no Karte”, the closing track of The scoundrel does not dream of the bunny girl, Senpaia popular anime series online. “I thought it was a great idea,” Chavez said. “Obviously I’m not the first to start it, but what makes my page stand out is that I try to put a little twist on it and add a comedic side.”
The comedic approach is designed in part to insulate him from the risks associated with creating the work, the student said. “In this area of artificial intelligence, there is a lot of controversy and ethical concerns,” Chavez added. “The people making this music and using this AI are clearly taking the form of a person and, most of the time without permission, creating something that puts words in people’s mouths.”
This could be particularly troublesome when it comes to using generative AI to imitate the voices of dead artists, Chavez noted. He added: “They are not there to give their consent, and we do not really know what they want.” This didn’t seem to bother those behind them BohemianRhapsod.aiwhich allows users to lead a chorus of 16 AI-generated versions of Freddie Mercury through Queen’s most famous songs.
While there’s consensus that generative AI can be disruptive, no one really knows whether or not amateur creators are on shaky legal footing. Piawsome said that he believes what he is doing is equivalent to modifying a game or producing fanfiction based on a popular book. “It’s our version of that,” he said. “This could be a good thing. It could be a bad thing. I don’t know. But it’s something that was inevitable that was going to happen.”
Jonathan Bailey, former CTO of Soundwide, a music technology company, has a different view. “I think you can make a compelling argument that using AI to reanimate Jay-Z’s voice to make him rap or sing something he never created is a form of identity theft,” he said.
“I’m not a lawyer,” Billy added. Attorney Donald Passman, of Gang, Tire, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc., who has represented major artists such as Adele and Taylor Swift throughout his career, declined to offer his opinion on the use of artificial intelligence to imitate the artists in this story. He said he did not want to say anything that would contradict the position he might take later in court. “It’s a very new approach,” Passman said of the technology.
It seems some music companies have already made up their minds. AI-focused Discord servers have reported that several YouTube channels posting AI-generated music have been hit with copyright takedowns. “I think this is one way to address it,” Chavez said. “But honestly, this technology is available now, and I don’t think people will ever stop using it.
“The responsibility lies with the judgment of the people who make it [AI-generated music]He continued. “I’m trying to use my best judgment. This is kind of new territory for everyone.”