AI ‘band’ The Velvet Sunset. Picture: Instagram/@thevelvetsundownband
Controversial AI-generated band The Velvet Sunset has sparked rising concern amongst musicians and listeners alike because it poses a risk to displace human creativity with synthetic creation.
The Velvet Sunset, which entered the music scene seemingly out of nowhere in early June, simply gained greater than 1 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify.
Upon the band’s debut, the music platform didn’t disclose that they have been AI-generated, regardless of their mediocre music model, hyper-realistic photos, and lack of a digital footprint.
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On the time, the supposed rock band, which has already launched two albums, slammed the AI-generated claims by emphasizing that their music is as human as it may be.
“This isn’t a joke. That is our music, written throughout lengthy, sweaty nights in a cramped bungalow in California with actual devices, actual minds, and actual souls. Each chord, each lyric, each mistake – HUMAN,” they wrote on X (previously Twitter).
A couple of weeks after the talk and hypothesis, Spotify admitted by means of the band’s new bio that The Velvet Sunset and their music is AI-generated.
“The Velvet Sunset is an artificial music mission guided by human inventive route and composed, voiced, and visualized with the help of synthetic intelligence,” learn the message.
“All characters, tales, music, voices, and lyrics are authentic creations generated with the help of synthetic intelligence instruments employed as inventive devices,” it continued.
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Because the AI band gained reputation, netizens and aspiring musicians expressed their concern for the way forward for the music business and the inventive arts.
“If there actually is a songwriter behind this mission, they might’ve simply pitched the songs to an actual band as an alternative. The tracks aren’t unhealthy in any respect — however the truth that it’s AI will make it much less interesting over time. Sadly, the sound is sweet too. However as a result of it’s AI-generated, I don’t suppose we must always help it. Creativity ought to stay in human palms. AI can encourage us, certain, however sooner or later, it finally ends up being easy and careless work,” commented a netizen on one of many band’s Instagram posts.
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Musician and author Chris Dalla Riva additionally questioned the band’s existence and the streaming service Deezer famous that “tracks on the album might have been created utilizing synthetic intelligence.”
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Musicians together with Nick Cave, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Radiohead, Dua Lipa, Kate Bush, and Robbie Williams have all beforehand criticized using AI in music.
In the meantime, regardless of the backlash, The Velvet Sunset is anticipated to launch their third album, “Paper Solar Riot,” on July 14./IT
