Music and Voice

How to Think About How AI Will Change the Arts?

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Image by norabot from Pixabay. Source: artsjournal.com

“A lot of the stories about AI and art right now are about legal issues — artists and content companies suing Big AI for copyright infringement — or reporters prompting AI models to create essays, novels, poetry or images and then explaining why AI will never be able to truly compete with human artists. Both stories, in my opinion, are […]

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How A Voice Cloning Marketplace Is Using Content Credentials To Fight Misuse

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Coleen Jose, Head of Community, CAI

“Taylor Swift isn’t selling Le Creuset cookware. However, deepfake advertisements recently appeared that used video clips of the pop star and synthesized versions of her voice to look and sound as if she were doing a giveaway offer. Unsuspecting fans and others who trusted Swift’s brand clicked the ads and entered their personal and credit card information for a chance […]

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These AI Models Made A Song, And It’s Actually A Banger

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Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images

“Remember last year when Grimes announced that anyone could use the AI version of her voice so long as she got a portion of the royalties? Well, on Tuesday DJ 3LAU released a song combining the GrimesAI with an artificially intelligent version of his own music—and it’s quite a bop. But it’s more than just an EDM banger with velvety […]

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SAG-AFTRA Signs Deal With AI Voiceover Studio for Use in Video Games

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Michael Buckner for Variety

“SAG-AFTRA signed a deal on Tuesday with an AI voiceover studio that sets terms for the use of artificial intelligence in video games. The union announced the deal with Replica Studios on Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s executive director, said that the terms include informed consent for the use of AI to create digital voice […]

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Kiss Say Farewell To Live Touring, Become First US Band To Go Virtual And Become Digital Avatars

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Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

“On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really. During their encore, the band’s current lineup — founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons as well as […]

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