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It seems their main complaint is that AI companies have used their copyrighted music to train AI.

>It alleges that some of the "biggest and most powerful" companies (unnamed in the letter) are using the work of artists without permission to train AI models, with the aim of replacing human artists with AI-created content.

How is this any different than HS kids using their music to learn to play a song, an instrument, write music? Isn't this done today on a much larger scale by humans?

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> How is this any different than HS kids using their music to learn to play a song, an instrument, write music?

...the high school kids aren't selling it?

[alwaysrunning]

AI isn't selling their music either.

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You really don't think record labels will use AI to avoid paying royalties to artists? Because they will.

The objection to AI usually isn't literally an objection to the technology. The artists body releasing this statement aren't concerned about people producing AI-driven remixes in their bedrooms. They're concerned about big businesses using AI to cut the artist out of the artistic process and further centralise profit.