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Rise of AI: The AI-Created Drake Song | Kartik Hosanagar — Ripple Effect Podcast

May 10, 2023 / 01:00

This episode discusses the implications of AI-generated music, focusing on legal issues surrounding consent and compensation for original artists. Key topics include the use of training data, copyright concerns, and the challenges of attributing contributions from various musicians.

The conversation highlights a specific case where a track attributed to Drake was actually created by AI. This raises questions about the legality of using existing music to train AI systems.

Guests discuss the complexities of determining how much of a new song is inspired by different artists, such as Jay-Z and Drake. They emphasize the need for clear guidelines on artist compensation and consent.

Overall, the episode sheds light on the evolving landscape of music creation in the age of AI and the potential ramifications for artists.

TLDR

AI-generated music raises legal issues about artist consent and compensation.

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this track was released That was supposed to be by Drake uh it did really well took off and then
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it turns out somebody created it with AI and so I think the legal issues there are going to be both on the input side
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of generative Ai and the output side and by input side I mean what kind of data are used to train the AI so if you're
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using data to train AI to create music the question is where did the training data set come from do you have the
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consent of the musicians who's created the music before you trained your system
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on that are you giving them suitable compensation if money is made out of the resulting
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product how are you tracking what is each musician's contribution you create
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a new brand new song how do you say two percent of the song is inspired from Jay-Z and three percent from Drake and
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four percent from somebody else how do you even determine that

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Episode Highlights

  • AI-Generated Music Controversy
    A track initially thought to be by Drake was actually created using AI, raising legal questions.
    “It turns out somebody created it with AI.”
    @ 00m 06s
    May 10, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • It turns out somebody created it with AI.
    Rise of AI: The AI-Created Drake Song | Kartik Hosanagar — Ripple Effect Podcast
  • Are you giving them suitable compensation?
    Rise of AI: The AI-Created Drake Song | Kartik Hosanagar — Ripple Effect Podcast
  • How do you say two percent of the song is inspired from Jay-Z?
    Rise of AI: The AI-Created Drake Song | Kartik Hosanagar — Ripple Effect Podcast

Key Moments

  • AI Music Creation00:06
  • Legal Issues00:08
  • Consent and Compensation00:39