Spotify plans to introduce a tool that will allow users to create AI-generated covers and remixes. My first instinct was to raise my hackles up, too, but it turns out there's a smidge more nuance to get into.
Namely, the planned feature is pitched as a 'groundbreaking responsible AI tool.' How does a massive corporation plan to use AI 'responsibly'? Well, for a start, the whole venture is being facilitated by a "landmark recorded music and music publishing licensing agreement" between Spotify and Universal Music Group.
That means that users will only be able to AI-ify "their favorite songs from participating artists and songwriters." Spotify tends to pay artists a pittance, but the platform is pitching the AI tool, which will launch as a paid add-on for Spotify Premium users, as an additional source of revenue for songwriters and artists.
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