By: Natasha Archary

AI music generation is here and it’s tripping fans the world over, who are finding it difficult to wrap their musical ears around their favourite artists “covering” an array of songs.
It all started when Rihanna’s AI cover version of Beyoncé’s, Cuff It, went viral.
Legal parameters aside, music lovers were losing it because not only does the AI Rihanna version bang, but some prefer Rihanna’s vocal over Beyoncé’s.
Ouch!
There are also AI covers of Kanye West singing Justin Bieber’s, Love Yourself, which does not sound too bad at all.
The problem with AI music generation is that it causes major copyright law infringement issues.
Anyone making use of AI generators could face lawsuits, especially if they pass off the AI version as an authentic version by the artist whose voice they’re making use of.
Sizwe Dhlomo, however, just wanted to know whether Kaya Drive listeners cared if the music that was produced going forward was strictly AI generated, or would they prefer their favourite artists authentically singing?
Listen to the conversation on Kaya Drive:
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