Music bosses are not happy with to finding a The Beatles song using John Lennon's voice before Paul McCartney was able to release his previously-revealed plan.
One of the two surviving members, McCartney, announced during his June interview with BBC that he used AI to "extricate" Lennon's voice from one of their old demos to make the record possible. While he did not name the title of the song, the news outlet assumed that it might be the 1978 composition of the late member, "Now and Then."
Music Bosses Unhappy Over The Beatles' AI-Generated Song Before Paul McCartney's Version
The Daily Mail received the music industry's response to the uploaded The Beatles song, which also used Lennon's AI voice. The track, released by an artist who goes by the pseudonym Kid Klava, unveiled the late member singing his song "Everybody But You."
The Beatles fans were impressed by how the song was perfectly created as the AI vocals sounded real that it was seemingly recorded by the group itself.
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However, label executives have since expressed their concerns over the AI output.
One insider explained the dangers of the technology for the industry, calling the reliance on AI a "nightmare" for every music creator.
"The use of some of the greatest ever artists to artificially perform and promote songs is a nightmare for us," they told the news outlet. "It threatens to undermine everything the music industry was set up to do."
The source also touched on the fact that Lennon's legacy is "being used to make money for others," sparking concerns over a huge abuse.
Universal Music, Google In Talks To Combat AI Deep Fakes
The music executives' comments came after reports about Universal Music Group and Google entering negotiations to prevent further AI-generated tracks.
Financial Times said that the company - one world's leading music giants - wants to license melodies and vocal tracks of artists to prevent deep fakes from spreading further. It also urged streaming services to remove AI-generated content from their sites earlier this year.
"An artist's voice is often the most valuable part of their livelihood and public persona, and to steal it, no matter the means, is wrong," Universal Music general counsel Jeffrey Harleston said.
Aside from Universal Music Group, Warner Music reportedly started coordinating with Google over the same matter.
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