Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists, urging the British government not to change copyright laws

CBS News ^ | January 25, 2025

[janetjanet998]

Will the new laws also protect the paperback writers?

[Jonty30]

There won’t be artists once the process of creating music has been perfected in AI.

[glorgau]

Hmmm, perhaps a blockchain for songs...

[Scrambler Bob]

There won’t be artists once the process of creating music has been perfected in AI.
= = =

But will AI live the life experience needed to write The Blues?

[Scrambler Bob]

Get help from The Taxman.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

For me, one of the impressive things about any work of art is that a human being, through talent and effort, made it. Art is an expression of the human experience and spirit, one of the ways the image of God is evident in us.

I have no interest in AI “art”, no matter how “good” it is.

[Jonty30]

It is going to be primarily economics that will drive this.

[Jonty30]

It will be universally a cotton candy level of songs, due to the lacking experience, but every song will sound as pleasant as another.

[dfwgator]

Or you’ll get songs like this....

Language Warning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPlOYPGMRws

[lee martell]

AI is really something
in the way
it fools me!

[dayglored]

> For me, one of the impressive things about any work of art is that a human being, through talent and effort, made it. Art is an expression of the human experience and spirit, one of the ways the image of God is evident in us. I have no interest in AI “art”, no matter how “good” it is.

AI-generated art, music, prose, poetry HAS NO SOUL. NO HUMANITY.

Without thought, inspiration, feeling, love, suffering, angst, happiness, sorrow, etc. the result is not art, not music, etc.

It might be engaging, satisfying, even beautiful, BUT IT HAS NO SOUL.

I can appreciate AI generated content for what it is, but it not the same as if a human being had done it.

[minnesota_bound]

I bet this is happening for “music”.
Heck they gotta be better then what the music companies are releasing!

I saw a video where AI is creating short videos by the hundreds in seconds using ChatGPT and Canva which are free software. Use ChatGPT to create a topic and a question and an answer and Canva to import the results to a template for a Youtube or TikTok video. Add in a background be it static or video, add or delete sound.

Easy to edit video and sound using a slider then you apply and you have a video, 1 or hundreds which you then upload to Youtube and or TikTok. They can each make money with ads. One person was claiming they made over $20,000 a month. Think of these AI generated videos as the webpage ad farms you come across when you do a search.

[rottweiller_inc]

He shouldn’t worry. AI will only suck out his soul and then reproduce a just legally enough knock off off his voice and writing style to make millions.

[RAT_Poison]

Maybe he should just let it be.

[wally_bert]

One of my favorite songs.

[Psalm 73]

Best post-Beatles Paul McCartney:

"Ram", or "Band on the Run"?

[mewzilla]

I listen to oldies.

Old everything.

Music creation has sucked for decades.

[9YearLurker]

Not just artists. Human work everywhere. And already swiped.

[SMARTY]

Since he’s such a liberal clown, remind him of the saying.... ‘Share and share alike. ‘

I mean...’Imagine no possessions’