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Will.i.am: 'AI Is Not Doing Imagination Yet' — Human Greed, Not Robots, Is the Real Threat to Musicians

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Elsa Keslassy

2h ago· 5 min readen

Summary

Will.i.am, the Black Eyed Peas frontman and tech entrepreneur, shares his perspective on AI in the music industry at Cannes Lions. He argues that AI currently lacks true imagination, making this a critical time for human creativity and dreamers. He expresses more concern about human greed than about musicians being replaced by robots, suggesting artists can use AI as a tool without fear of replacement if they focus on genuine innovation.

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VarietyWill.i.am: 'AI Is Not Doing Imagination Yet' — Human Greed, Not Robots, Is the Real Threat to Musiciansvariety.com

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Right now is the time for the dreamer, not the regurgitator of yesterday's imaginations — new imagination because AI is not doing imagination yet, and so we have the chance to dream up new things
I'm more worried about human greed than about musicians being replaced by robots
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Will.i.am, the Black Eyed Peas frontman, talked about how imaginative music artists can use AI tools without risking being replaced at Cannes Lions.

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