Viewpoint: What happens when you use AI to make a National Day song?

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mixed feelings about using the technology to come up with songs. I understand it can be a tool to discover new sonic possibilities, but I am also wary of its potential to devalue, and even replace, human labour.

But I cannot take credit for, or feel any sense of ownership over, this tune, no more than I can call myself a chef after I microwave a frozen meal bought from 7-11.

Spotify success of AI-generated indie rock band The Velvet Sundown. The concerning thing is, for the first month of its existence, the “band” insisted they were real humans, despite many speculating they were an AI creation. While photos of the four members were clearly produced with gen-AI, The Velvet Sundown – whose music and image borrow heavily from retro 1970s rock – had a pretty convincing backstory on their profile.

has to decide if they value human artistry and inventiveness enough to always choose a work crafted by a real person over one churned out via binary code.

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