Comment by northzen
2 days ago
> It's about the fact that AI can be used to extract value from other artists' work without consent, and then out-compete them on volume by flooding the marketplace.
What do you think about The Prodigy?
2 days ago
> It's about the fact that AI can be used to extract value from other artists' work without consent, and then out-compete them on volume by flooding the marketplace.
What do you think about The Prodigy?
I didn't even think about the analogy to sampling (and the prior controversy) but that is an even better analogy. Ultimately, the different between what's creative re-use and what's a ripoff is a matter of how skillfully it's done and there's a lot of controversy in the middle!
https://www.everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/
If you want to read the contemporary discussion of samping, the early 90s opinion columns of Sound on Sound magazine are worth a look.