By the time you read this, the United Kingdom will have elected a new government. Both of the main parties’ election manifestos make encouraging noises about supporting our country’s creative industries. Both also promise to make Britain an attractive destination for investment into artificial intelligence, whilst ensuring its “safety”.
These commitments are, unsurprisingly, lacking in detail. But what’s striking is the disconnect between them. Neither manifesto acknowledges the transformation that AI is expected to bring about within the creative sector.
AI-generated music is at a tipping point. Within a few years, it will be possible to generate complete tracks that sound indistinguishable from human-generated music, simply by typing in a few prompts. This will happen well before effective regulation can be set up. It will happen long before legal cases about copyright…
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Sound On Sound USA (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024