AI ETHICS & REGULATION But not everyone is convinced this marks progress. For example, earlier this year, a band called Velvet Sundown was revealed to be completely AI.
Not only had this band convinced many people that they were listening to real people producing music, but the band’ s creators are yet to be revealed.
Max Bonanno, Managing Partner at New Orleans artist management firm MidCitizen Entertainment, told the BBC that AI has“ polluted the creative ecosystem.”
He says AI-generated songs have“ diluted the already limited share of revenue that artists receive from streaming royalties”.
The future of the permission-based model Ed Newton-Rex sees things differently. The founder of Fairly Trained, which pushes for ethical AI development, says:“ Lots of the AI industry is exploitative – AI built on people’ s work without permission, served up to users who get no say in the matter,” he tells the BBC.
“ This is different – AI features built fairly, with artists’ permission, presented to fans as a voluntary add-on rather than an inescapable funnel of AI slop.
“ The devil will be in the detail, but it looks like a move towards a more ethical AI industry, which is sorely needed.”
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