This is being framed as a “fear of the new” rather than handing over DECADES AND LIVES of perfecting craft And having it turned over to entities that do not respect or pay well for those skills … when the best paid people are the ones who KEPT CONTROL IVER THEIR METAPHORICAL AND ACTUAL VOICES
Execs say it’s been difficult to “find top artists to participate in the new YouTube tool, with even some of the most forward-thinking acts hesitant to put their voices in the hands of unknown creators who could use them to make statements or sing lyrics they might not like.”
YouTube is developing an AI (artificial intelligence) tool to help creators sound like famous musicians.
Literally what would the upside be to an artist of signing on for this
Somehow I doubt they'll be paying royalties to the person whose voice is used.
I always think of the Jet Li Matrix example when this comes up.