Sting Warns About "Fight" Between Humans And AI In Song Writing

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JAKARTA - Sting warned about the "battle" between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the process of writing songs.

The former frontman of The Police spoke to the BBC about the increasing writing of AI-led songs, and how he believes it will never be able to emulate songs written by humans.

The formulation of music belongs to us, belongs to humans, "he said. It will be a battle that we must fight in the next few years: preserving our human resources from AI," explained Sting.

Sting added that technological innovation did not at all impress him where the musician likened him to the way he watched movies with CGI.

"I was immediately bored when I saw the computer's resulting image," he added. I imagined I would feel the same way about AI making music... Maybe for electronic dance music, it worked. But for songs, you know, expressing emotions, I don't think I will be moved by him.

The comments came the same week Spotify launched its AI DJs in the UK and Ireland, which recognize users' listening habits and suggest new songs for them using artificial intelligence.

This concept was first announced by Spotify in February, when it launched its DJ feature, and described it as a "personalized AI guide that knows you and your musical tastes so well that you can choose what to play for you".

Last month, a British band went viral after using AI to imagine what Oasis' voice would be like if they reformed and released a new album in 2023.

The eight-song album - dynamized 'AISIS' - was developed by indie band Breezer, who composed their own songs, then added an AI version of Liam Gallagher's voice on it.

Elsewhere, April also showed Universal Music Group removing the AI-generated collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd from all streaming platforms.

While Nick Cave is another person who criticizes the technology, saying that "ChatGPT should stop and leave songwriting on its own".