John Oates, of Hall & Oates, is wary of the future that artificial intelligence represents in the music industry.
“Look at what's coming with AI, the possibility of AI replacing songwriters and artists,” Oates told Fox News Digital. “The idea that there could be a new…David Bowie album. The AI could take David Bowie's voice and extrapolate and sample his music for his entire career and write new David Bowie songs, and the record company I could publish them.”
He added: “A younger generation may not even know. They may not even know he's dead. It's a crazy future, and it's a crazy, scary world that we're leaning toward. So there's a lot going on. things”. and you have to pay attention.”
Oates said he has already taken steps to protect his own solo work and the work he has done with Daryl Hall as part of Hall & Oates.
John Oates told Fox Digital that “you have to pay attention” to AI as it continues to impact industries such as music and entertainment. (Timothy Norris/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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“I've been thinking about it for a few years and working very hard to protect the intellectual property that I own personally and Hall & Oates. It's not easy. There are a lot of obstacles in the way, but yes, very important. I do it and I'm very aware of it “, he claimed.
The musician also praised the recent bill passed in Tennessee to protect the image of singers' voices, called the ELVIS Act.
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The bill also promises to create a new civil action through which people can be held liable if they post or perform an individual's voice without permission, as well as if they use technology to produce the name, photographs, voice or image of an artist without proper authorization, according to The Associated Press.
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“It's great that Tennessee is trying to lead the way, and it makes a lot of sense because the state of Tennessee's music business is one of its biggest businesses,” Oates said.
Oates praised Tennessee's ELVIS law, saying, “It's great that Tennessee is trying to lead the way, and it makes a lot of sense because the music business in the state of Tennessee is one of their biggest businesses.” (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
The “You Make My Dreams” singer admitted that he had experimented with AI, but wasn't thrilled with the results.
“I used AI to make a video for myself. I had a song called 'Too Late to Break Your Fall,' which I released last year. I was making videos for all my digital releases and I just didn't have a concept for that particular song,” said.
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“So, we pitched it to a graphics guy who used AI to generate visuals for this particular song. I didn't think it had anything to do with the song at all. For me, it was just fun, but it was an interesting thing to do for see what happened.”
Oates sees some long-term benefits with AI, but remains hesitant.
The 76-year-old admitted that he tried AI for a music video concept, but wasn't very impressed. “I didn't think it had anything to do with the song at all. To me it was just fun, but it was interesting to see what happened.” (Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
“I think the positive thing will be that it will depend on your point of view, who you are and where you are. I think the positive thing is that it will allow a new generation and future generations to create new music in new ways that I don't think it will be like that, I think which is probably unforeseen,” he said.
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“Who knows what he's really going to do?” he continued. “The good thing about the digital revolution was that everyone could be heard. The bad thing is that everyone could be heard.”
