Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters

As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly filled with AI-generated music whose melodies and vocals are algorithmically derived from the work of human artists. While some of the people pumping out this kind of content immediately own up to using AI, others have denied using the technology until increasing public scrutiny forced them to tell the truth.

For musicians – especially those creating art in technologically-focused spaces like electronic dance music – the increasingly complicated question of what is “real” and what isn’t feels particularly urgent and personal …

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