and staying with artificial intelligence, billie eilish, pearljam and nicki minaj are among more thaned an open letter to tech companies and ai developers calling for an end to predatory use of artificial intelligence in the industry. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. to billie eilish, ai is the new bad guy. to katy perry, it is time to rise. a growing number of musicians are worried companies are training ai models to replace human artists. more than 200 of them have joined with the artist rights alliance, a nonprofit to demand protection against ai. in an open letter, they acknowledge the creative potential of ai, but called on tech companies and developers to stop using it to infringe upon, and devalue, the right of human artists. a year ago, a supposed collaboration between drake and the weeknd went viral. it was actually an ai song made by someone called ghostwriter. last month, tennessee became the first state to pass a law to protect artists from using al to copy an artist's voice without permission. country music star luke bryant

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intelligence and the rights of performers, including 200+ names like stevie wonder, billie eilish and nicki minaj send an open letter. one of the big issues they are bringing up is ai's ability to learn from consent while pointing out several concerns. letter also knowledges that ai has some interesting creative possibility. >> ♪ >> one of the less controversial uses of ai in recent months is this beatles song title now and then. the track and music video were created with a little help from ai and in this case, the surviving members of the band welcomed the help. >>> streaming music is about to get more expensive. spotify is increasing its monthly subscription cost by $1 for individual users and $2 for family plans. this, according to a new bloomberg report. it also says new pricing tiers will offer things like better audio quality and even audiobooks. the price increase is expected later on this year. >>> as we look toward our next round of rain, we are looking at the likelihood of a spring super bloom. when nature lovers can expect on california's hillside. >>> you can watch us anytime, anywhe

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stevie wonder, billy eilish a nicki minaj are just some of the 200 plus names featured in the open lettere of the big issues brought up is a.i.'s ability to re-create an artist voice without their consent. on the flip side, as the a.i. business continues to grow, so do efforts to improve the technology. openai has unveiled a new tool that is supposed to mimic human voices with extreme accuracy. joining us now, and addressing some concerns. video host and producer at cnet. thank you for being with us today. we are hearing a lot of opinions from people who want to use a.i. tech and from people who are against it. when it comes to this new voice tool, are there any similar issues that the general public could face concerns about re-creating their voice. >> openai is testing out something called voice engine which takes a 15 second sample of somebody talking and can create a very convincing replica and it is on the spot on. the concern is, you think anybody's voice and make it sound like they are saying something they never said. this is something that is being tested and it has not rolled ou

some of the biggest names in the industry from stevie wonder to nicki minaj and even the estate of frankra sounding an urgent cry, the assault on human creativity must be stopped. artist rights alliance is behind the message, also concerned musicians' work is being used to train a.i. models without their permission. >> it's exciting to think about what a.i. can do as a tool in the creative process. the issue here is when human artistry is actually being replaced. ♪ my heart on my sleeve ♪ >> reporter: last year this totally a.i. generated song stunned drake fans. tennessee passed the elvis act, a new law making it illegal to replicate an artist's voice without the artist's consent. >> do you think that an unbridled a.i. could destroy your industry? >> oh, absolutely. ♪ step by step ♪ >> reporter: this is a singer/songwriter. >> i know that a robot doesn't get a royalty, and only a human does. without some protocols, the robot is always going to win. >> reporter: and music fans may not like seeing a robot live on tour. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday

nicki minaj and stevied stevie e artists signing the letter to urge that they stop using the a.i.dustry. it calls against uses of the tech that sabotage creativity. weig we saw last year how easy it was to replicate a song from drake with a.i. we're likely going to see more conversations. >>> netflix isn't telling tim robinson i think you should leave. he is shacking up with a different network for the time being. deadline saying that hbo has ordered the chair company, a pilot written by the comedian and his partner, zach kanin. they are known for "i think you should leave", which dropped its third season last may. >>> when we come back, the star liner test flight has a new test date. plus a look at the art installation meant to celebrate the olympic games. stay with us. the olympic games. stay with us. introducing allison's plaque psoriasis. she thinks her flaky gray patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis allison! over here! otezla can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking. with no routine blood tests required. do

. >>> sticking with the music industry, billie eilish, nicki minaj and stevie wonder were among the 200 write a letter voicing concerns about artificial intelligence. it calls on platforms to stop using the technology to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists. while the letter does acknowledge some benefits of a.i. it calls against uses of the tech that sabotage creativity. we saw it of course with the strike earlier this year. you know, we're going to see a whole lot of different things evolve with this, and we'll see what happens with this letter as well. >> concern for performers across the board. >>> while netflix isn't telling tim robinson i think you should leave, he is shacking with a different network. hbo has ordered the chair company, a new pilot written by comedian and his partner zach cainen. they are best known for "i think you should leave", which dropped its third season last may. the show remains alive at netflix despite robinson's newest project with hbo. i have not tuned in for that. it might be time to put it on my list. >> there you go. i know what we'

against ai music—making tool5 has gone a step further — as 200 artists, including billie eilish and nicki minajic industry to be stopped. they have called on tech firms to pledge not to develop ai music—generation tools "that undermine or replace the human artistry of songwriters and artists, or deny u5 fair compensation for our work". laura snapes is the guardian's deputy music editor — she says ai is posing a huge threat to the music industry. it's very good that such big names have lent their name to this argument, although, i don't think they are the people who will be most affected by it. of course, there are simulations of their music, anybody with al can say they want to hear a beyonce song but song in the style of billy billie eilish and the machine will spit that out for you, last year there was a very famous example of a collaboration that was supposedly drake and the weekend, which went very viral, but it was actually ai thing made by somebody called gho5t writer. i think the musicians who will be most affected by ai are working—class musicians, people who do 5oundtrack work, ambient

.# at the beginning of the month, billie eilish and nicky minaj, stevie wonder, among 200 high—profiley voice and use it in their own music, it doesn't seem fair when i've spent all of my 20 years trying to learn how i sing like i do, and now a computer can sort of steal my identity and use it. it's a bit worrying, for sure as an artist. and of course there aren't enough protections at the moment, is the suggestion. yeah, exactly. i think that could be something that they should do, sort of set thresholds, on how much can be used in al, because i guess, in one way, you can't deny its use, because ai, it is integrating into all industries so there needs to be an element of ai in the industry somehow, but i think you need to stop at some level, although i don't really know where that is, yet. the best will in the world, people have asked to use al, to write a song in the manner of nick cave, and he was absolutely furious. yeah. but you can't stop it, it seems. no, you can't, and that's the thing. that is the thing. songwriting is really about these vulnerable stories that detail, and you

. - ♪ she wolf in the closet ♪ - nicki minaj... ♪ ♪ you have taylor swift just coming into her own. -using the new tools of the internet to really do an edge run around the traditional industry. - ♪ and i was like baby, baby, baby oh ♪ ♪ like baby, baby, baby no ♪ - in the 2000s, the music industry was undergoing a massive shift with all the technological change and the fact that the price of music had effectively been ground down to zero. - i'm standing outside where i used to buy my cds-- a store that is now shuttered and shut down as you can tell-- like so many other music stores across the country. [dramatic music] - by the end of the decade, the music business was falling off a cliff. it seemed like all of it was gone, reduced to rubble. - the shuttering this weekend of virgin's last two stores in manhattan and hollywood marks the death of a once booming chain and another nail in the coffin of the music cd. - by the mid-2000s, music labels realized that youtube, myspace, and file sharing software was the way people were discovering new music. so what do you do? you get all of the

than 200 musical artests, big names here, heavy hitters john bonn with joe i have, billy 50eu8ish, nicki minaj bob marley and frank sinatra have come together to pen a letter to a.i. developers with one of the strongest position the industry has taken against a.i.. the letter calls on tech firms and and a.i. developers to stop, quote, predatory use of a.i. to steal positional artists' voices and likenesses, violate creators' rights and destroy the music i ecos&p system. ecosystem. asking them to pledge they will not develop or deploy a.i. music generation technology. finish i want to bring in one of the investors heavily involved in tech and a.i. development, apc and cofounder of palantir, joe lonsdale. joe, i don't know how you can stop evolution, but what do you make of the concerns of the music industry here? we have seen people's voices hacked into a.i. deep fakes, and it's not just the music industry. we've seen others in famous pockets of the world, and, you know, it gets a little concerning. >> well, liz, you know, i'm not working in music mist, but -- myself, but i can see where they'r

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but now more than 200 artists, including nicki minaj, noah kahan and the estates of frank sinatra arech companies and platforms to stop using it to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists. it comes as tennessee governor bill lee signed a first of its kind bill last month prohibiting people from using ai to copy an artist's voice without permission, a move applauded by many, including country star luke bryan. >> stuff comes out of my voice on my phone, and i can't tell it's not me. it's a real big deal now. hopefully this will curb it. >> reporter: forensic musicologist joe bennett says many artists believe ai has place in music's future. >> they're just really trying to find a way to incorporate ai and related technologies into the music industry in a way that doesn't harm the livelihood of creators. >> that was vladimir duthiers reporting. there won't be any artificial intelligence on stage this weekend when cbs broadcasts the cmt awards. some of country music's biggest stars will take the stage, including bailey zimmerman. the 24-year-old is one of the hottest acts in