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The AI Music Era Is Here. Not Everyone Is a Fan

AI songwriting has gotten shockingly good -- with big implications for
the music world. 

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May 6, 2024 at 9:00 AM EDT
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At first, "Simplicity's Delight" sounds like a catchy pop song for a
Velveeta commercial. The singer exalts "a humble slab of cheese" over
a light guitar and breezy percussion. Listen closely and you may
notice the voice sounds a little computerized -- though it could be
autotuned. The real giveaway that the singer may not be human comes
in the second verse when they mispronounce the word "tangy."

The song was created with software from Suno Inc., one of a new crop
of artificial intelligence startups focused on building tools to
automate the music-making process. Enter a short written command and
Suno will generate shockingly human-sounding music in seconds --
anything from a dreamy electro-pop ditty about a breakup to, well, an
acoustic tune celebrating the delights of fermented dairy products.
Entire albums of what appear to be AI-generated songs made with Suno
are now streaming on services like Spotify.

Generative AI has been used to churn out all kinds of content,
including text, images and videos. Now, music is shaping up to be the
next frontier, with the promise of empowering anyone to express
themselves through song. In the process, however, AI startups have
heightened worries over artists' livelihoods and could soon fill the
internet with half-baked, computerized songs. They may also test the
tolerance of music labels, which have a long history of being
litigious against the tech industry.

 
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