SZA Criticizes AI Training Datasets Using Artists' Music Without Consent, Calls Out Diplo
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Margaret Farrell, Scott Lapatine
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SZA has publicly criticized the use of artists' music to train AI systems without consent or compensation, following an Atlantic report that identified over 21 million recordings across four datasets being used for AI training. The report revealed that major artists from Bad Bunny to Nirvana, as well as independent artists like Squirrel Flower and the Cramps, have had their work included without permission. SZA called out DJ/producer Diplo specifically, highlighting the exploitative threat AI poses to Black artists and musicians in general.
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bskySZA Criticizes AI Training Datasets Using Artists' Music Without Consent, Calls Out Diplostereogum.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSZA posted on her regular Instagram and finsta, criticizing the theft and pointing out the exploitative threat
The Atlantic identified over 21 million recordings across four datasets
major artists from Bad Bunny to Nirvana are part of it
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