Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam and 200 artists say AI poses an existential threat to their livelihoods

Enlarge / Billie Eilish assists THE 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar To party hosted by Radhika Jones has THE Valais Annenberg Center For THE Efficient Arts on March ten, 2024, In Beverly the hills, California. Getty Pictures

On Tuesday, THE Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) announcement A open letter critical of AI sign by on 200 musical artists, including pearl Jam, Nicky Minaj, Billie Eilish, Steve Wonder, Elvis Costello, And THE domain of Franc Sinatra. In THE letter, THE artists call on AI developers, technology businesses, platforms, And digital music services has stop using AI has "infringe on And devalue THE rights of human artists." A Tweeter Since THE ARA added that AI laid A "existential threat" has their art.

Visual artists began protest THE advent of generative AI After THE increase of THE First of all General public AI picture generators In 2022, And considering that generative AI research has Since has been undertaken For other shapes of creative media, We to have seen that demonstration extend has professionals In other creative areas, such as writers, actors, filmmakers - and NOW musicians.

"When used irresponsibly, AI laid huge threats has OUR ability has protect OUR confidentiality, OUR identities, OUR music And OUR means of subsistence”, THE open letter States. He alleged that a few of THE "the greatest And most powerful" companies (anonymous In THE letter) are using THE work of artists without authorisation has form AI models, with THE aim of replace human artists with Created by AI content.

A list of musical artists that sign THE ARA open letter against generative AI. ARA

A list of musical artists that sign THE ARA open letter against generative AI. ARA

A list of musical artists that sign THE ARA open letter against generative AI. ARA