Grimes gives approval to use her voice in AI songs

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By Yassmine Elbehnaihy
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Canadian singer, Grimes, has given her approval of cloning her voice using Artificial Intelligence in generating new songs to anyone who wants to, Grimes tweeted on Monday.

The singer, whose real name is Claire Boucher, said she treats the future usage of her voice in AI songs as a collaboration with any artist.

When Grimes was asked about her reaction if people used her voice for graphic or racist content, she said she may do copyright takedowns only for toxic lyrics.

As an artist, Grimes has explored the relationship between humans and machines before, with songs like We Appreciate Power and Flesh Without Blood, in which she explored the ethical dilemma surrounding Artificial Intelligence.

Grimes teamed up with the mood music company, Endel, in 2020 to create an AI generated lullaby for her first child, with SpaceX founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk, X Æ A-12.

Grimes’s comments came with a debate sparked with the recent use of deep faked vocals from Drake and The Weeknd in a song called Heart On My Sleeve, which has been removed from streaming services by Universal Music.

“The training of generative AI using our artists’ music “was” a violation of copyright law,” said the label in a statement.

Universal was also able to remove the song from YouTube, on the basis of the song containing an unlicensed sample of the its producer, Metro Boomin’, saying his name, despite the song being an original composition.

Grimes has expressed her excitement by the idea of open sourcing all art and killing copyright, and that she is already working on a program to simulate her voice, for which she is considering releasing a cappella tracks.

 

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