The ARA, a nonprofit advocacy group for musicians and performers, warns that unchecked AI could dilute the royalty pool for artists and degrade the value of their work. The artists call on AI developers and digital music services to pledge not to develop or deploy AI music-generation technology that undermines or replaces human artistry or denies fair compensation for their work. However, it remains unclear whether companies will heed these demands.
Key takeaways:
- The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) has announced an open letter signed by over 200 musical artists, including Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, and Nicki Minaj, criticizing the use of AI in music and its potential to devalue their work.
- The letter calls on AI developers, technology companies, and digital music services to stop using AI to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists, stating that AI poses an existential threat to their art.
- The letter alleges that some of the biggest and most powerful companies are using the work of artists without permission to train AI models, with the aim of replacing human artists with AI-created content.
- The artists are urging all AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music services to pledge not to develop or deploy AI music-generation technology that undermines or replaces human artistry or denies them fair compensation for their work.