A robot rapper that has over 10 million followers on TikTok has signed with Capitol Records. FN Meka is the world’s first augmented reality – or “AR” – artist to sign with a major label. He has over one billion views on TikTok as the platform’s top “virtual being.” His debut single “Florida Water” was released this week. The song is a collaboration between billboard chart-topper Gunna - who’s currently facing charges in a RICO case alongside Atlanta rapper Young Thug - and professional Fortnite player Clix. While technically FN Meka is voiced by a human, everything else about his music is based in A.I. Capitol Records said the project is a mix of music, technology and gaming culture. The label said the signing is part of the evolution of the music giant’s 80-year history, calling it “a preview of what’s to come.” https://www.kptv.com/2022/08/21/cap...azYFMaxjRIMHt9gIHt-CwjFo1GAPdVF8cAWiiy_jgEE4k
As if we needed more proof as to the unlimited depths of human stupidity. Just to be clear, I’m speaking about the fact that there’s a market for this “music”, not THE HCP’s lack of knowledge on the subject.
Capitol Records walks away from AI rapper project, offers ‘deepest apologies to the Black community’ Capitol Records has announced that it is walking away from an artificial intelligence rapper project after receiving backlash for the AI model’s “gross stereotypes” of the Black community. “CMG has severed ties with the FN Meka project, effective immediately,” the Capitol Music Group said in a statement on Tuesday. “We offer our deepest apologies to the Black community for our insensitivity in signing this project without asking enough questions about equity and the creative process behind it. We thank those who have reached out to us with constructive feedback in the past couple of days — your input was invaluable as we came to the decision to end our association with the project.” https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-kn...ers-deepest-apologies-to-the-black-community/
I think more should be done. AI Copyright Law. No corporation can use AI in any way that impersonates actually sentience. Something along those lines.
