Spotify and UMG partner on AI remix tool, raising concerns about artist respect and content quality
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Terrence O’Brien
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Summary
Spotify and Universal Music Group have signed a licensing deal to launch a generative AI tool that allows users (particularly "superfans") to create remixes and covers from UMG's catalog. The article criticizes this development, arguing that AI-generated remixes are low-quality ("slop") and disrespectful to the original artists. It notes that platforms like Spotify, YouTube, and TikTok are already flooded with poor AI covers and remixes, and this new tool will make them even easier to produce and share. Details on how the tool works or its pricing remain unclear.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAI covers and remixes of songs are already a blight on the internet.
Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) signed a licensing deal that will allow users to generate remixes and covers from UMG's catalog.
How exactly it will work, beyond being 'powered by generative AI technology,' or how much it will cost, is unclear.
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