Artificial Intelligence: AI Generated Entertainment: Stars, TV, Music & Legal Landmines

#1

This will probably be taken down so watch it quickly. Although it will keep popping up because it's been so popular and streamed/downloaded so many times. I'm including it for historical purposes; this may be remembered as the beginning of something enormous. ETA: Replaced the link that was taken down, if this link is removed, just search YouTube for "Heart on my Sleeve".

This folks is the first AI-generated song using the "sound" of famous artists' voices. The stakes just went sky-high. This is not a song these artists recorded. Do they really have the right to material that sounds like them? This is going to be a huge area.

12 hours ago - Technology
AI copyright in spotlight after platforms pull "fake Drake" song

A viral AI song that replicates Drake and The Weeknd's vocals has been pulled from multiple streaming platforms following a complaint from label Universal Music Group (UMG).

Driving the news: "Heart on My Sleeve" was removed from Spotify and Apple Music on Monday. By Tuesday, it was removed from YouTube, Amazon, SoundCloud, Tidal, Deezer, and TikTok — where it was streamed 15 million times after being originally uploaded on the platform by a user called Ghostwriter977. Some versions were still available online. Ghostwriter977 said in a since-deleted post that they wrote and produced the AI-generated vocals for the rap song.

By the numbers: The song that was played 600,000 times on Spotify and attracted 275,000 views on YouTube was widely shared on social media, with one clip posted to Twitter that has since been disabled garnering 20 million clicks.

What they're saying: UMG said in a media statement "the training of generative AI using our artists' music" represented "both a breach of our agreements and a violation of copyright law." The music publisher added that platforms had a "legal and ethical responsibility to prevent the use of their services in ways that harm artists."

Reality check: While there are intellectual property issues, it's not really clear whether the label or Drake and The Weeknd have a claim under traditional copyright law, given that the song in question isn't something the artists ever wrote or sang.

Thought bubble: This is just the beginning of what's likely to be a long and complex conflict between excitement over deploying artificial intelligence in pop culture and efforts to protect copyright.

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/19/ai-fak ... es-removed

#2

Tech has moved too fast for the law to deal with since the 1980s, and tech is still accelerating.

RTH10260 · #3

And then you get all those anti-science law makers elected to deal with things they do not understand

#4

Artificial Intelligence is moving faster than any of us can keep track of. It's the biggest revolution since widespread adoption of the internet in the 90's.

Here's a "new" John Lennon track that is freaking the music industry out. It's just getting started.

Imagine there's no singers! Music bosses panic over new AI generated John Lennon song released 40 years after the Beatles' star's death
Sir Paul McCartney recently promised to create 'the final Beatles record'
AI technology had been used to 'extricate' Lennon's voice from a 1978 demo
By KATIE HIND PUBLISHED: 19:19 EDT, 12 August 2023 | UPDATED: 20:08 EDT, 12 August 2023

Sir Paul McCartney recently promised to create 'the final Beatles record', complete with vocals by John Lennon. Now it seems as if he might have been beaten to it by a complete unknown – and the result is causing enormous panic across the music industry. Sir Paul explained how artificial-intelligence technology had been used to 'extricate' Lennon's voice from a 1978 demo so that he could complete the song, which will be released later this year. But he also emphasised that 'nothing has been artificially or synthetically created', with AI simply cleaning up what was already there.

However, the same certainly doesn't apply to a computer-generated video that emerged recently showing Lennon, more than 40 years after his death, singing an entirely new song. Images of him performing a track called Everybody But You have been shared on social media platforms, winning positive reviews from listeners. Some are even praising it as good enough to have been released by the Fab Four themselves.

Everybody But You was written earlier this year by an artist using the pseudonym Kid Klava who confirmed that, rather that singing it himself, he had used AI to create a performance from the Beatles star without permission from his estate. Meanwhile, another post features images of soul legend Stevie Wonder performing one of Kid Klava's songs.

The use of famous recording artists to perform songs written by modern-day unknowns has sparked widespread alarm at the top of the music industry, prompting fears over copyright and about dead singers being used to make money for people unconnected to them. Label bosses even fear that they could lose control of the output of some of their biggest acts. One executive said: 'The use of some of the greatest ever artists to artificially perform and promote songs is a nightmare for us. 'It threatens to undermine everything that the music industry was set up to do. 'But also you have to spare a thought for the surviving family members of people such as John Lennon, because his legend status is being used to make money for others. It seems entirely wrong and open to huge abuse.'

Universal, the world's biggest record label, has argued for copyright to be applied to the data used for machine-learning, such as the vocal stems that train computers to make voice clones. Sting, too, has criticised the use of AI to write new songs and music. Earlier this year the ex-Police frontman said that 'the building blocks of music belong to us, to human beings'. Artificial intelligence also lies behind the current strikes in Hollywood. Both actors and writers are refusing to work as a protest against the possibility of film and television studios employing AI technology to replace them.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... death.html

#5

It was claimed a "new" George Carlin comedy special was completely generated by AI. It's like his material. Again, watch or download it soon -- Carlin's estate is suing over it. There's some funny material.

But -- after the suit was filed, "Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written -- Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will continue."

The estate of George Carlin has filed a federal lawsuit against the comedy podcast Dudesy for an hour-long comedy special sold as an AI-generated impression of the late comedian. But a representative for one of the podcast hosts behind the special now admits that it was actually written by a human.

In the lawsuit, filed by Carlin manager Jerold Hamza in a California district court, the Carlin estate points out that the special, "George Carlin: I'm Glad I'm Dead," (which was set to "private" on YouTube shortly after the lawsuit was filed) presents itself as being created by an AI trained on decades worth of Carlin's material. That training would, by definition, involve making "unauthorized copies" of "Carlin's original, copyrighted routines" without permission in order "to fabricate a semblance of Carlin’s voice and generate a Carlin stand-up comedy routine," according to the lawsuit.

"Defendants’ AI-generated 'George Carlin Special' is not a creative work," the lawsuit reads, in part. "It is a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation. It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work."
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"It's a fictional podcast character"
Despite the presentation as an AI creation, there was a good deal of evidence that the Dudesy podcast and the special itself were not actually written by an AI, as Ars laid out in detail this week. And in the wake of this lawsuit, a representative for Dudesy host Will Sasso admitted as much to The New York Times.

“It’s a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,” spokeswoman Danielle Del told the newspaper. “The YouTube video ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead’ was completely written by Chad Kultgen."

Regardless of that admission, Carlin estate lawyer Josh Schiller told the Times that the lawsuit would move forward. “We don’t know what they’re saying to be true,” he said. “What we will know is that they will be deposed. They will produce documents, and there will be evidence that shows one way or another how the show was created.”

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/geor ... mpression/

#6

It's over, humans. We had a good run. The Mona Lisa rap is getting huge attention.

Luke Johnson @Orly_licious 3m
#ItsOverHumans: From Min Choi @minchoi: Microsoft just dropped VASA-1. This AI can make a single image sing and talk from audio reference expressively. Similar to EMO from Alibaba.

This is AI content from a single still image. Can you tell that it's AI?

Quote Min Choi @minchoi Apr 17
3. Realism and liveliness - example 2

Quote Min Choi @minchoi Apr 17
Microsoft just dropped VASA-1.

This AI can make single image sing and talk from audio reference expressively. Similar to EMO from Alibab

RTH10260 · #7

After seeing example 4 I was prepared to see the "Farmer and his wife" come to life

#8

https://x.com/yashar/status/1792682664845254683

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar wrote: NEWS

Scarlett Johansson has just issued this statement on OpenAI.

I have confirmed its authenticity directly with her publicist.

"Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. He told me that he felt that by my voicing the system, I could bridge the gap between tech companies and creatives and help consumers to feel comfortable with the seismic shift concerning humans and Al. He said he felt that my voice would be comforting to people.

After much consideration and for personal reasons, declined the offer.

Nine months later, my friends, family and the general public all noted how much the newest system named "Sky" sounded like me.

When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference. Mr. Altman even insinuated that the similarity was intentional, tweeting a single word "her" - a reference to the film in which | voiced a chat system, Samantha, who forms an intimate relationship with a human.

Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to reconsider. Before we could connect, the system was out there.

As a result of their actions, I was forced to hire legal counsel, who wrote two letters to Mr. Altman and OpenAl, setting out what they had done and asking them to detail the exact process by which they created the "Sky" voice. Consequently, OpenAl reluctantly agreed to take down the "Sky" voice.

In a time when we are all grappling with deepfakes and the protection of our own likeness, our own work, our own identities, I believe these are questions that deserve absolute clarity. I look forward to resolution in the form of transparency and the passage of appropriate legislation to help ensure that individual rights are protected.”

Slim Cognito · #9

This stuff scares the crap out of me.

#10

Yeah, and now USAA wants me to call in so they can sample my voice for their new security system VoiceID.

#11

AI leveraged against HOA.

#12

Here's something new to be warned about: Fake AI Generated "True Crime" Stories on YouTube.

This entire video is fake and created by AI with no warning. There is no Harrison Englebert, nor Richard, nor Wendy. There are zero public records, news stories or anything else before this video was posted on YouTube. This has the potential to be really dangerous, now people can't even trust documentaries? What is going to happen to history content?

Over 1 million views since 7/30/24. A flood of these, many in the true crime category, are entirely made up, even the photos, by AI.

Husband's Secret Gay Love Affair with Step Son Ends in Grisly Murder (True Crime Documentary)
True Crime Case Files 65K subscribers
1,083,974 views Jul 30, 2024 True Crime Cases
Discover the gripping true crime story of Richard Engelbert, a successful real estate agent from Littleton, Colorado, whose secret gay affair with his stepson, Harrison, led to a brutal murder. In this gripping episode of True Crime Case Files, we delve into the twisted family dynamics, the hidden camera footage that revealed the truth, and the dramatic trial that captivated true crime fanatics. Uncover the details of the scandal, the emotional aftermath, and the quest for justice in this unforgettable true crime tale. Perfect for fans of true crime documentaries, murder mysteries, and real-life drama.

Of course, organic or not, other sites are picking up and spreading the word.

DWB Films dwbfilm.com
› home › the mysterious demise of richard engelbert: secrets behind his tumultuous relationship with stepson harrison
The Mysterious Demise of Richard Engelbert: Secrets Behind His Tumultuous Relationship with Stepson Harrison
3 days ago - Harrison, 31, got caught up in a tragic mess involving his stepfather, Richard Engelbert, who was kill*d when Harrison was just 21.

The Third City thethirdcity.org
› home › tragic end for richard engelbert following debated relationship with stepson harrison
Tragic End for Richard Engelbert Following Debated Relationship With Stepson Harrison - The Third City
2 days ago - Harrison, 31 years old, was apprehended for taking the life of his stepfather Richard Engelbert's life when he was 21 years old.

Yikes!! I mean, I guess if it was labeled AI GENERATED, NOT TRUE, viewers could decide if they wanted fiction, but to present it as true crime took me by surprise. I dropped a report to YouTube. They'd better get ahead of this. We're in for a wild ride.

Sad news: Business executive Susan Wojcicki, who served as YouTube’s chief executive officer for nine years, died at 56 years old Friday, according to her family. She had been living with non-small cell lung cancer for the past two years. Five kids. https://dnyuz.com/2024/08/10/former-you ... ead-at-56/

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#14

I didn't find that deep fake believable at all. But some probably would.

#15

neonzx wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:08 am I didn't find that deep fake believable at all. But some probably would.

The perfect and almost identical teeth are a clue.

sugar magnolia · #16

What even is the point of an AI true crime show?

Ben-Prime · #17

sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2024 11:04 am What even is the point of an AI true crime show?

I concur. Even the very sequence of words "AI true crime show" strikes me as something to which Luke Skywalker would retort ...

#18

Genuine ersatz Spanish Fly?

Fogbow