Nick Cave has condemned a song designed and directed by ChatGPT. But new technology should be embraced, not feared
, John Seabrook chronicled how Swedish producers like Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Dr Luke and others transformed contemporary music. To create iconic songs for the likes of Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Beyoncé, production wizards begin with simple chord progressions on laptops, circulate the files to a vast array of singers, melody makers, hook writers, lyricists and taste makers, and then mix digital takes from multiple contributors into a seamless whole.
None of this implies that AI constitutes an obstacle, in and of itself, to musical creation. The problem lies less with the technology than with a social system that immediately orients every innovation into profit making, irrespective of the consequences for art or society. If there’s money to be made in AI-generated songs “in the style of Nick Cave”, then that’s what we’ll get, no matter how sub par the results.
That probably won’t affect Cave himself very much, given the loyalty of his fanbase. But the same logic applied elsewhere threatensAfter all, an AI doesn’t have to be a genius to put you out of work. It just needs to be adequate – and slightly cheaper.
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