A Welsh Band Spent a Decade Building a Fanbase – an AI Imitator Outpaced Them
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A Welsh band's decade-long effort to build a fanbase was outpaced by an AI imitator, raising concerns about the impact of AI on artists' careers and the music industry.
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That is what you take away from the AI's music being more popular?
This article seems to be predicated on a couple sentence in their YouTube.
"Lyrics from the heart. AI assisted vocals and instrumentals".
..."Assisted"
We have no idea how much human input went into these songs.
Either way, though, it's crazy how we're starting to enter this unknown territory.