Posted on 03/01/2025 1:55:25 PM PST by nickcarraway
Jimmy Page and Brian May have both warned about artificial intelligence's potential to destroy art and bankrupt artists financially and spiritually, echoing recent exhortations made by Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi and many more musicians.
May voiced his concerns in support of the Daily Mail's campaign against the U.K. Labour Party's AI copyright proposal, which would allow tech companies to use existing copyrighted material to train AI unless the rights holders opt out.
Although Page did not explicitly reference any such campaign, he shared a lengthy and impassioned statement on Facebook in which he stressed the importance of "defending the sanctity of human creativity against the encroachment of AI" in order to "safeguard not just the rights of artists, but the very soul of our cultural heritage."
Brian May's AI Fears: 'The Future Is Already Forever Changed'
Although May supported the Daily Mail's campaign against the British government's AI copyright proposal, he also expressed fear that it might be too late to stop AI proponents from steamrolling over copyright laws and taking advantage of artists.
"My fear is that it's already too late – this theft has already been performed and is unstoppable, like so many incursions that the monstrously arrogant billionaire owners of Al and social media are making into our lives," May told the publication last week. "The future is already forever changed."
He continued: "But I applaud this campaign to make the public aware of what is being lost. I hope it succeeds in putting a brake on, because if not, nobody will be able to afford to make music from here on in."
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Jimmy Page Implores Others to 'Celebrate and Preserve the Human Touch in Art'
Page took a more personal approach in his denunciation of AI, reflecting on his early days as a session musician and eventual world domination as a member of Led Zeppelin. He called his grueling early session days "a crucible of creativity, collaboration, and ceaseless inspiration," during which he "was required to create and conjure riffs and lyrical figures immediately without slowing down the momentum of the work being recorded with the other musicians and the artist."
"This journey from the anonymity of session work to the global stages with Led Zeppelin was not a path paved by algorithms or data sets," Page continued. "It was a voyage marked by spontaneous improvisation and the unquantifiable spark of human ingenuity. The alchemy that transformed a unique riff into an anthem was etched into the collective soul of the band — a synergy that no machine can emulate."
Page further dismissed AI-generated art as "hollow echoes, devoid of the struggles, triumphs, and soul that define true artistry." He added that "when AI scrapes the vast tapestry of human creativity to generate content, it often does so without consent, attribution, or compensation. This is not innovation; it’s exploitation."
The guitarist noted that if somebody had taken his work without credit or compensation, "it would have been deemed theft. The same standard must apply to AI." Therefore, he added, "We must champion policies that protect artists, ensuring that their work isn’t siphoned off into the void of machine learning without due regard. Let us celebrate and preserve the human touch in art — the imperfections, the emotions, the stories behind every note and cadence."
Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi and Other Rockers Who Have Vocally Opposed AI
In a January interview with the BBC, McCartney also opposed the U.K. government's AI proposals and demanded that the government support artists. "We're the people, you're the government! You're supposed to protect us. That's your job," he said. "So you know, if you're putting through a bill, make sure you protect the creative thinkers, the creative artists, or you're not gonna have them."
Last year, more than 200 artists also signed a letter from the Artist Rights Alliance that called on AI developers to change their approach to how music is used with the technology, referring to the current training models as an “assault on human creativity.”
The letter — signed by the likes of Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, R.E.M., Peter Frampton, Elvis Costello, Stevie Wonder and many more — warned that "Al will set in motion a race to the bottom that will degrade the value of our work and prevent us from being fairly compensated for it."
of course it will... just look at everyone who marvels at all the fake pics posted all the time. I’ve said it 100 times there should be a law against it. Especially institutions like NASA and other institutions where people go for education and facts.
There are many different music genres and almost ALL music, from time immemorial, has roots in earlier and different forms of music. It has been exceedingly rare, for something brand new and never heard of before to be composed.
Elon mentioned to Joe Rogan some disturbing things they had already discovered with AI platforms.
He went as far to say there was a Terminator scenario.
I don’t know if it was or not.
The original Up with People certainly wasn’t.
When Taylor Swift and Beyonce are considered talented then art has been destroyed.
Warning! Taylor knows how to move the mic and fling her hair around and strum her guitar without really playing it to look like she can sing.
She cannot sing. Dogs would howl upon hearing her voice.
https://www.facebook.com/upsoclicons/videos/stevie-nickss-face-said-it-all/612260158181021/
it’ll be the opportunistic frauds utilizing AI
Pretty sure, almost 100%, this is all AI.
If you click on his YouTube profile, you'll see he has several famous albums from Kiss, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Van Halen, and more all recorded to sound like 50s albums.
And if you click on his Patreon link, he's selling all of them for $9.99 (even though they're on YouTube for free).
I can't find much info about him but this stuff is as easy as generating an AI request "Make Led Zeppelin II sound like a 50s rockabilly album." Adjust a few parameters, click a mouse, and wait.
“But don’t you agree we’ve definitely reached the point of diminishing marginal returns?”
I don’t agree - but that question is irrelevant to artists anyway. That’s not what drives them to create.
That’s a commentary on your discernment and taste and listening history - which is of course valid for you - but not with respect to the vastly broader question about the overall value to art being created today.
When music changed dramatically in the 60’s, there were people who said it was all crap and that all good music had already been made...and they said that in the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Were any of them right? Of course not. Who could have seen what would unfold in the 60’s? You never know when the next revolution will come or from whom. True artists are compelled to keep trying.
The infamous Stevie Nicks/Taylor Swift debacle happened fifteen years ago. Swift was 20 years old.
She was so mortified by her performance that she embarked on formal singing lessons and her voice has never sounded the same.
Dislike her for her politics or whatever but every studio musician in Nashville will tell you that Taylor Swift is the real deal. An incredibly talented singer, songwriter, live performer, and multi-instrumentalist whose reign as the top pop star in the world has been going strong for over a decade now.
There has never been a force in the music world like Taylor Swift. Elvis' music career lasted six years and never recovered after he was drafted. The Beatles didn't even make it a decade. The Stones haven't put out a good album since 1981. Swift now has done three sold out world tours in NFL stadiums (where she gives 3+ hour long shows with no lip-syncing), each one breaking the records she herself set on the previous tour and she's showing no sign of slowing down.
The sky is falling....AGAIN???? When has AI scheduled for us all to die again? 5.91 years from now?
Jimmy, but you will live in a 15 minute city, won’t own anything and be Happy! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
THE 45 COMMUNIST GOALS AS READ INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, 1963
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.”
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
Not a fan of Swift, but I can’t argue with anything you say. She is the biggest force in music now and maybe ever due to the advent of digital music.
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If AI produces a superior product, what’s the issue?
She lip syncs and badly and cannot dance either.
Her singing is electronically enhanced. Does not sound human.
Google: taylor swift lip syncing
https://tinyurl.com/4kh6nfn6
r/SwiftlyNeutral
found a video where u can tell where she lip syncs and doesn’t lip sync!
https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftlyNeutral/comments/1dp1zqf/found_a_video_where_u_can_tell_where_she_lip/
Well, she's clearly not lip-syncing here at the 3:30 mark when she forgets the lyrics and stops the song.
Right Where You Left Me Live with Aaron Dessner at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour
But you're right about her dancing. She cannot dance.
THAT is some of the wildest s-— I’ve ever heard/seen, and an example of why I love FreeRepublic...
Taylor Swift no lip-syncing in concert? You might want to watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8rMNMURShM&t=4s
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