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How can artists protect their works in a world of generative AI? Aaron Gin, Eric Moran and Taylor Weilnau explore the legal limitations and opportunities. Read more here.

Could the AI Drake and Weeknd song actually win a Grammy? | Mashable: The unknown act behind the AI-generated song that mimicked Drake and The Weeknd has submitted the track, "Heart on My Sleeve," for consideration at next year's Grammy Awards. However, some view this move as a publicity stunt, especially since the act recently released another AI track mimicking Travis Scott. While the AI-generated song caused controversy and was removed from various platforms, it is highly unlikely to win a Grammy. - Artificial Intelligence topics! #ai #artificialintelligence #intelligenzaartificiale

In our latest article, "AI: The Voices Behind the Music", Author Edward Russavage writes: AI has progressed within the last several years to do remarkable things. In February of this year, OpenAI unveiled Sora, an impressive text-to-video AI generator that produces high quality videos.1 This new generative AI innovation uses basic text prompts to generate up to 60-second videos.1 Like all generative AI tools, there are concerns about how the model is trained and the composition of the training data. The potential ethical and societal ramifications for a tool such as this may be cause for alarm, as there are certainly IP concerns that must be addressed before the tool is distributed for public use. OpenAI has started a dialogue with lawmakers and artists as a result.

There’s so much to unpack here. Be careful with how you use your AI

I enjoyed writing this op-ed for MBW about AI, Culture and Content (although I wish they had used my original title, "AI and the C Word" 😁 ) https://lnkd.in/eApQ9CWH

YouTube Looks to Add Protections for Musicians in Generative AI Use-Cases ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gebimD38 ⬇️ With AI usage expanding, YouTube's looking to get ahead of the next wave. 🤔 What do you think about this?

The 5 Music Trends That Will Define 2024? Nathan Hubbard has his finger on the pulse of seismic shifts in the music landscape and as I read through his article below I largely agreed with all of it. As founder of artist agency Firebird, he picks out several trends that will reshape the industry in 2024 and beyond and they are certainly where we are focused at FRTYFVE and Instrumental: 1. The ascendance of musician-entrepreneurs: Artists must increasingly view themselves as brands, using data and strategies honed by consumer companies. Multi-hyphenate creators are the norm now. 2. The importance of doubling down on the direct fan relationship: Owning and managing customer data is essential as 80% of income now flows from touring, not recordings. Expect more virtual experiences too. 3. The venue as artistic canvas: As people crave shared IRL moments, concert creativity will heighten using tech. The success of Vegas' Sphere venue and ABBA Voyage will inspire more immersive concert explorations elsewhere. (I am personally praying for the Queen version of Voyage!🙏) 4. AI's creative disruption: Nathan agrees AI music tools can accelerate human artists even if a musical robot revolution still seems implausible. The tech promises to turbocharge creation and distribution - as I have written before we all need to be ready for the era of hyper-production. 5. Rethinking streaming equity: Artists deserve ownership in the platforms they help build, Nathan argues. Expect advocacy for creator equity positions beyond paltry streaming royalties. The last two especially highlight the perpetual change musicians, labels and associated service providers now face. Its exciting though isn't it! https://lnkd.in/eNy2B42N

YouTube Looks to Add Protections for Musicians in Generative AI Use-Cases ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gSre7kcU ⬇️ With AI usage expanding, YouTube's looking to get ahead of the next wave. 🤔 What do you think about this?

"Work it harder, make it better Do it faster, makes us stronger More than ever, hour after hour Work is never over"- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk The AI tracks created attached to this story are fascinating but comical. The real issue is the rate of consumption, output, commercial viability of that output and profit shares. In the Human Creations vs AI/ Machine Creations issue, can humans governed by slow systems of bureaucracy ever catch up with something that moves and grows so fast? Can we ever regulate the future when it has already happened and when organisations set up to govern are underfunded, ill-informed and rooted in practices of the past? And is fakeness ever really a true lasting threat to the real, the authentic and quality? I don't think so...it will just make us appreciate and value the realness more. Interesting to see how this all pans out. #Music #AI #MusicBusiness #Tech