CANADA, MUSIC — According to a tweet sent by the Canadian musician and producer Grimes, she has stated that she will treat AI developers who use her voice in the same manner as other artists with whom she collaborates. In a tweet, Grimes expressed her desire to “split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song” that includes her voice.
Creative people in a wide variety of fields have been disturbed by the rapid rise of art that was generated by artificial intelligence. Even though many people have brought up concerns about possible violations of copyright when AI is used to make art, not all artists are opposed to the combination of AI and their intellectual property. If you utilize my voice in an AI-generated song and it becomes successful, I will share royalties with you at a ratio of 50/50.
The same terms apply as they do with any other artist with whom I collaborate. You are free to utilize my voice without incurring any obligation. I am not bound by any legal obligations and do not carry any labels. April 24, 2023 Grimes stated that she is not signed to a label and that this gives her “no bindings” to any large company in the music industry, which eliminates the risk of having her intellectual property rights violated.
The initial tweet that was sent out by Grime contained a link to an article that discussed the recent uproar that was caused by AI-generated versions of songs by Drake and the Weekend that have been circulating on the internet. The music industry giant Universal Music Group wrote an email on April 13 to all of the main streaming services asking them to prevent artificial intelligence from accessing its catalogues for the purpose of learning.
The artist went on to explain that she thinks it is “cool to be fused with a machine” and that she supports open-sourcing art, which she referred to as “killing copyright.” She proceeded by stating that she is “curious” about what creators may achieve with the technology and that she is “interested in being a Guinea pig.” A German tabloid recently employed artificial intelligence to construct a bogus interview with former Formula One racer Michael Schumacher. Concerns are even spreading within the firms that are generating the technology, especially when reports indicated that employees of Google were concerned about the company’s upcoming AI-chatbot.
The company has stated that it will not be reluctant to take whatever measures are required to preserve its rights as well as the rights of the artists that it represents. In a second statement, Grimes disclosed that she and a team of developers are currently working on a voice simulation program that will be made available to the general public. This information was provided by Grimes. However, artificial intelligence that generates “deep fakes” using the images and voices of real people is already generating huge problems and raising ethical concerns.
