Elon Musk’s ex encourages deepfake use of her own voice for AI music, with huge financial incentive

Musician Grimes has laid down a test case for the legality of AI-generated music by removing copyright on her voice for use in AI music – so long as artists split the royalties. Debate over artificial intelligence music exploded last week when a fake Drake and Weeknd song titled ‘Heart On My Sleeve’ created by Ghostwriter977 went viral online before being removed by streaming services. Where most artists are concerned for their careers, Claire Elise Boucher, 35, professionally known as Grimes, has sensed an opportunity to capitalise or at least experiment with AI-generated music. Posting on Tw…

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