MUSIC INDUSTRY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BATTLE AGAINST AI COMPANIES

THE music industry is fighting on platforms, through the courts and with legislators in a bid to prevent the theft and misuse of art for generative AI - but it remains an uphill battle.

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Sony Music said recently it has already demanded that 75000 deepfakes - simulated images, tunes or videos that can easily be mistaken for real - be rooted out, a figure reflecting the magnitude of the issue.

The information security company Pindrop says Al-generated music has “tell-tale signs” and is easy to detect, yet such music seems to be everywhere.

“Even when it sounds realistic, Al-generated songs often have subtle irregularities in frequency variation, rhythm and digital patterns that aren't present in human performances,” said Pindrop, which specialises in voice analysis.

But it takes mere minutes on YouTube or Spotify - two top music-streaming platforms - to spot a fake rap from 2Pac about pizzas, or an Ariana Grande cover of a K-pop track that she never performed.