Sony’s got its hands full, fighting off a flood of AI-generated deepfake tunes that sound way too much like its top artists—think Harry Styles belting out in your living room, except it’s not him. 🎵 They’ve already yanked over 75,000 fake tracks off streaming services, and guess what? That’s just scratching the surface. 😮
This deepfake music craze isn’t just annoying—it’s turning into a financial nightmare for artists, with the UK feeling the pinch the most. Now, the UK government’s tossing around the idea of tweaking copyright laws to let AI companies use copyrighted songs for training without so much as a please. How’s that for a curveball? 🔄
Sure, AI’s got its perks, like cutting down production costs, but there’s a growing fear we’ll be swimming in a sea of cookie-cutter, AI-spit-out tracks that lack any real heart. Remember that AI-made Drake and The Weeknd song that blew up in 2023? That was the moment everyone realized fans might not give a hoot if their jam was made by humans or machines. 🎤
UK’s PM, Sir Keir Starmer, is all in on making Britain an AI powerhouse, suggesting a free pass on using copyrighted stuff for training—unless companies like Sony say no. But Sony’s not having it, calling the opt-out option a total mess. Artists aren’t sitting pretty either; they’re out there protesting, worried their rights are about to vanish into thin air. 🚨
And music’s just the start. Deepfake tech’s causing chaos left and right, from fake nudes in US schools to scams using AI voices. As Sony and the music biz gear up for a showdown, one thing’s for sure: the fight over AI’s place in creativity is heating up. Who’ll come out on top? Your guess is as good as mine. ⏳
