AI Music and Dead Artists: Is It Honoring Their Legacy or Exploiting It?

[SlammedZero]

There is a ton of A.I. generated music popping up all over YouTube mimicking dead artists. Everything from Nirvana, to 2Pac, to Jimmy Hendrix, to etc. etc.. I clicked into several of them, because of my curiosity, and I really expected to hate them. To my surprise, some of them are really good. I'm just struggling with the morality behind it.

On one hand, I love hearing something fresh "from" some of these artists. On the other hand, I wonder if this truly captures the spirit of who they were, or if it’s just pushing their legacy in a direction they never intended. It’s tough to fully embrace it, and I’m torn between wanting more and wondering if it’s right. Plus, if these tracks are mimicking the likeness of these artists and money is being made, should that revenue go to their original estate?

Ultimately, I suppose it's about how you feel their legacy should be preserved. If the new track resonates with you, maybe there's some merit to it? I don't know. Curious what you all think about it?

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

There is a ton of A.I. generated music popping up all over YouTube mimicking dead artists. Everything from Nirvana, to 2Pac, to Jimmy Hendrix, to etc. etc.. I clicked into several of them, because of my curiosity, and I really expected to hate them. To my surprise, some of them are really good. I'm just struggling with the morality behind it.

On one hand, I love hearing something fresh "from" some of these artists. On the other hand, I wonder if this truly captures the spirit of who they were, or if it’s just pushing their legacy in a direction they never intended. It’s tough to fully embrace it, and I’m torn between wanting more and wondering if it’s right. Plus, if these tracks are mimicking the likeness of these artists and money is being made, should that revenue go to their original estate?

Ultimately, I suppose it's about how you feel their legacy should be preserved. If the new track resonates with you, maybe there's some merit to it? I don't know. Curious what you all think about it?

This was news to me so i checked out a couple this morning, the Nirvana song {can't recall title} was pretty decent however the Jimi Hendrix one was pretty bad. Gotta love technology i suppose.

 

[Xelda]

Honoring or exploiting is in the individual's heart. We rarely know which side they're coming from. To me, I prefer to think they're honoring the artist to the best of their ability. I've been surprised by the quality of some. There are others I wish they'd respected and left the originals alone. Enjoy what you can.

 

[Hardline]

I was fooled big time. Last week a random band popped up in my YouTube suggestions.
I gave them a listen and I loved them. Today I discovered that this was AI generated music and even the band memmbers were AI generated.

This is the album



This is the video



This is where I learned of it