More of 200 artistsamong which stand out Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, Juanes and Rafaelsigned a manifesto against the “irresponsible and predatory” use of Artificial intelligence (AI) in the music.
“This assault on human creativity must be stopped. We must protect ourselves against the predatory use of AI to steal the voice and image of professional artists, violate creators’ rights and destroy the musical ecosystem,” said the artists In a letter submitted to social networks by the Artist Rights Alliance organization.
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Among the signatories are also artists such as Camila Cabello, Bon Jovi, Jonas Brothers, Luz Casal, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith and Zayn Malik.
The musicians ask the developers of the AI to stop using the tool “to infringe and devalue the rights of human artists” and point out that AI “sabotages” creativity and “undermines” composers.
“We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal the voice and image of professional artists, violate creators’ rights and destroy the music ecosystem”
“When used irresponsibly, AI poses enormous threats to our ability to protect our privacy, our identities, our music and our life. Some of the largest and most powerful companies are using, without permission, our work as human artists with massive amounts of sounds and images “created by AI that substantially dilute the royalty funds paid to artists,” say the artists.
Musicians ask AI developers to stop using the tool “to infringe and devalue the rights of human artists”
They also warn that if the AI is not controlled, a “race to the bottom” will be launched that will degrade the value of their jobs. “It will prevent us from receiving fair compensation for him,” they warn.
“We call on all developers of AI so that they commit to not developing or deploying technology, content or tools for generating music by AI that undermine or replace the human art of composers and artists or deny us fair compensation for our work,” they point out.
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They do not deny their potential
In the letter, the artists admit that this technology also provides benefits:
“Make no mistake: we believe that, when used responsibly, AI has enormous potential to advance human creativity and in a way that enables the development and growth of new and exciting experiences for music fans around the world” , they said.
Other names that stand out in the letter:
Aimee Mann
El Recodo Band by Don Cruz Lizárraga
Los Recoditos Band
CAKE
Caloncho
Chuck D.
Diana Krall
Don Was
Elvis Costello
Engelbert Humperdinck
FLETCHER
Greta Van Fleet
J Balvin
Ja Rule
Jamie Cullum
Jon Batiste
Kate Hudson
The Arrolladora Banda El Limón by René Camacho
Mumford & Sons
Norah Jones
Pearl Jam
Peter Frampton
Q-Tip
REM
Robert Smith
Smokey Robinson
T Bone Burnett
T-Rex
Yard Act