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Wiz Imp

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14. Seriously? Music is about creativity. There is no creativity involved in AI generated music
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 09:52 AM
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Last edited Wed Nov 26, 2025, 12:20 PM - Edit history (1)

From Google:

In essence, the offense is rooted in the belief that music is a uniquely human form of expression and storytelling, which is undermined by the mechanical, data-driven nature of AI generation and the associated issues of intellectual property and economic fairness for creators.

https://the-peak.ca/2024/06/ai-is-harmful-for-musicians/

AI is harmful for musicians
Many musicians are condemning AI use, and asking fans not to support AI-generated music. This April, more than 200 artists signed a letter against AI in music through the Artist Rights Alliance, including Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Billie Eilish, Arkells, and Norah Jones. The letter states that AI is an “assault on human creativity,” and can “substantially dilute the royalty pools that are paid out to artists.” Although AI-generated music doesn’t get royalties, it still takes opportunities for royalties away from artists who don’t use AI.

Instead of sampling, which means incorporating portions of songs into new tracks — AI can generate “original” sounds using patterns from real songs. However, sampling usually involves consent. AI-generated music is essentially plagiarism of other artists’ sounds and styles. Some have used it to generate fake songs using someone else’s likeness, while others copy musicians’ styles and present them as their own. Despite the number of people condemning AI-generated music, a few artists — such as Canadian musician Grimes — are embracing it to supposedly support their music-making process. When it comes to music production, some professionals believe AI can be helpful in the sense of streamlining the process of finalizing audio engineering elements in the studio. They also argue AI can help with promotion and marketing. However, this still hinders originality and makes for an unfair industry.

For new musicians who are trying to make a name for themselves in the industry, AI use gives them less of a chance to stand out and showcase their originality. Since AI can generate compositions faster than humans, it’s difficult for artists to compete and keep up with AI-generated songs. Artists who choose not to use AI during the promotion process are also at a financial disadvantage, as it physically takes longer to promote and market their work.

AI is already abundant in many technology sectors, but when it comes to art, it’s being taken too far. People create music because of their original ideas, the overall process, and the satisfaction of the final product. AI can’t replace the level of emotion expressed in an artist’s work. If it continues to take over the arts at this alarming rate, it will further degrade originality and put livelihoods at risk. To take a stance against AI, we should support musicians’ original works and boycott AI art in all forms — don’t buy into technological trends that plagiarize genuine creativity.

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"And Musk created AI in His own image..." Midnight Writer Nov 25 #1
If if was going to happen in any genre, it would be Christian music. maxsolomon Nov 25 #2
The aesthetic that appreciates (modern) Christian music is a perfect fit for artificiality. harumph Nov 25 #3
How many purchases makes #1 on the Christian & Gospel Hot 100? maxsolomon Nov 25 #5
You'd be surprised. It's extremely popular. Wiz Imp Wednesday #13
Blegh maxsolomon Wednesday #20
I don't care for it either, but it does have a sizable audience... Wiz Imp Wednesday #22
Try Byzantine liturgical chants, instead. Aristus Yesterday #28
What is so offensive about AI generated music? anciano Nov 25 #4
Many of us old people are hung up on authenticity. maxsolomon Nov 25 #6
Music used to be an expression of the human condition. Scrivener7 Nov 25 #7
OK Cirsium Nov 25 #9
Cool 😎.... anciano Nov 25 #11
IMO people using AI to write posts for a message board should be kicked off. It's fraud, if not highplainsdem Wednesday #17
Seriously? Music is about creativity. There is no creativity involved in AI generated music Wiz Imp Wednesday #14
Was that written by one of Google's AI tools? Those are also trained illegally on stolen intellectual highplainsdem Wednesday #18
Because all AI is trained off stolen material pinkstarburst Wednesday #15
What is NOT offensive about AI music generators being trained illegally on stolen intellectual property? highplainsdem Wednesday #16
I prefer AI gen music over 95% of modern Popslop. Hellbound Hellhound Wednesday #21
Thanks for your reply ..... anciano Wednesday #23
It's the most harmful non-weapon tech ever developed, for a variety of reasons. highplainsdem Yesterday #25
Just noticed your reply here. Despite your silly contempt for intellectual property, it exists. AI models highplainsdem Yesterday #24
What is coming is... kwolf68 Yesterday #30
Because tonkatoy8888 Yesterday #26
I don't think the perception taken is one of 'offense', merely 'emptiness.' Torchlight Yesterday #27
It diminishes market opportunities Dave says Yesterday #31
Probably more "humanity" than most CCM nowadays... regnaD kciN Nov 25 #8
Can it be played backwards for Satan's message? Norrrm Nov 25 #10
How can they tell the difference? Human-generated Christian Contemporary is wallpaper paste on a good day. hatrack Nov 25 #12
This guy has been doing a lot of videos on this phenomenon recently. Crunchy Frog Wednesday #19
Last month, an AI generated tune hit some top spots on the country charts as well Torchlight Yesterday #29
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