R&B Singer SZA is slamming the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) while begging fans to stop creating fake photos of her and while criticizing AI R&B artist Xania Monet after her creator signed a $3 million record deal.
Chart-Topping AI R&B Artist Xania Monet ‘Signs’ Multimillion-Dollar Record Deal
As we previously shared, Xania Monet became a trending topic this past week after Billboard reported that the artificial intelligent artist struck a multimillion-dollar record deal. Now, although Xania Monet didn’t “sign” the deal herself, the Mississippi woman she is powered by did. Her name is Telisha “Nikki” Jones and she writes her own lyrics but uses the AI platform Suno to turn her lyrics into music with a face.
Billboard reported that Jones’ AI artist has been climbing the charts with millions of streams, resulting in a hefty record deal. Reportedly, Jones signed a $3 million agreement with ex-Interscope Records executive Neil Jacobson and his indie label Hallwood Media. The move has marked the latest advance of AI into daily American life.
Per Billboard, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a major report earlier this year. On January 29, the office claimed that using AI as an “assistive tool” for human expression would be fair game. However, it noted that copyrights would not be granted where “expressive elements are determined by a machine.” Furthermore, the report said that protections would be decided on a “case-by-case” basis.
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Kehlani Slams AI In Creative Arts While Reacting To Reports Of AI R&B Artist Xania Monet ‘Signing’ Multi-Million-Dollar Record Deal
Notably joining others reacting to the big tech and music industry news, was 5x Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Kehlani. As she took to social media, the R&B and Soul singer, songwriter, and dancer criticized the use of AI in the music industry. In an initial video on TikTok, she said:
“There is an AI R&B artist who just signed a multi-million-dollar deal, and has a Top 5 R&B album, and the person is doing none of the work. I think you guys think that AI can just be the cover for something. Which some people can use, they can make an AI cover.
AI can also make the entire f**king song. It can sing the entire song. It can make the entire beat. You can have a song that’s one type of song and say, ‘AI, make this into a Country song,’ and it will literally rewrite and re-sing, in a Country voice, and redo the entire thing. And they don’t have to credit anyone.
This is so beyond out of our control. Nothing and no one on Earth will ever be able to justify AI to me. Especially not f**king AI in the creative arts, in which people have worked hard for, trained for, slept on the floor for, f**king got injuries for, worked their entire lives for. I’m sorry, I don’t respect it. F****ck.”
She continued to share a second video calling out the discrediting of other iconic, successful, and highly talented singers, songwriters and producers being overwritten and exploited by AI.
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SZA Slams Artificial Intelligence After Fans Post Fake AI Images Of Her And After AI Artist Xania Monet ‘Signs’ $3 Million Record Deal
As Kehlani criticized AI following the news of AI artist Xania Monet “signing” a $3 million record deal, fellow R&B singer and songwriter SZA did the same. While taking to her Instagram Story, the “Snooze” singer shared a screenshot of an article by Billboard. The write-up was titled, “An AI Artist Signed A Multimillion Dollar Record Deal. What Does That Mean?”
SZA wrote over the screenshot and said, “Ion [I don’t] fw [f**k with] this either. Why devalue our music??? Something tells me they wouldn’t do this w [with] another genre.” In another, more lengthy, post, SZA begged fans to stop creating fake AI photos of her posing with them. She also warned the public not to use her voice for AI-generated music. She wrote:
“Hey, I hate AI. If you f**k w me PLEASE don’t make any AI images of me or songs. Ppl [People] and children are dying from the harm n [and] pollution AI energy centers are creating. A stupid photo is not worth polluting and harming under served communities. Thank you.
P.S. PLEASE KNOW EVERY TIME U [YOU] USE OR PROMPT AI SOMEONE IN a forgotten community IS SUFFERING ❤️ Eventually the effects will reach everyone. By then, it’ll be too late. Bless.”
In her Instagram Story, she also shared examples of fans using AI to create fake AI photos of them posing with her. On one picture, she wrote, “Like, I love y’all but I’ve seen dozens of these 😞.” On another image, she wrote, “This don’t even look like me 😭.” A third photo saw SZA writing, “Y’all I’m not crazy, I swear. I’m jus[t] tryna save the children 😭.”
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