Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry.
Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine learning sparked headlines: 害羞草研究所淥nly human creators害羞草研究所� could win the music industry害羞草研究所檚 highest honor in a decision aimed at the use of artificial intelligence in popular music.
害羞草研究所淎 work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any category,害羞草研究所� the rules read in part.
As the music industry continues to come to terms with this new technology, so too will the Grammys, says Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr.
害羞草研究所淗ere害羞草研究所檚 the super easy, headline statement: AI, or music that contains AI-created elements is absolutely eligible for entry and for consideration for Grammy nomination. Period,害羞草研究所� Mason told The Associated Press. 害羞草研究所淲hat害羞草研究所檚 not going to happen is we are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion.害羞草研究所�
If an AI or voice modeling program performs the lead vocal on a song, the track would be eligible in a songwriting category, for example, but not a performance category, because 害羞草研究所渨hat is performing is not human creation,害羞草研究所� he explains. 害羞草研究所淐onversely, if a song was sung by an actual human in the studio, and they did all the performing, but AI wrote the lyric or the track, the song would not be eligible in a composition or a songwriting category.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淎s long as the human is contributing in a more than de minimis amount, which to us means a meaningful way, they are and will always be considered for a nomination or a win,害羞草研究所� he continued. 害羞草研究所淲e don害羞草研究所檛 want to see technology replace human creativity. We want to make sure technology is enhancing, embellishing, or additive to human creativity. So that害羞草研究所檚 why we took this particular stand in this award cycle.害羞草研究所�
The Recording Academy has long considered setting rules related to AI following the popularity of new songs created alongside AI technology: David Guetta害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淓min-AI-em害羞草研究所�, the AI -compositions of TikTok user 鈫昰hostwriter977, Grimes害羞草研究所� voice modeling AI software.
In order to establish their AI guidelines, the Recording Academy engaged in extensive research, including holding tech summits.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e met with the copyright office. We害羞草研究所檝e talked about the future and what that looks like on a federal level and the legislative level,害羞草研究所� Mason said, adding that AI conversations 害羞草研究所渞eally came to a head in the last six months.害羞草研究所�
The new Grammy AI protocols were announced three days after Paul McCartney shared that 害羞草研究所渢he last Beatles record害羞草研究所� had been composed using artificial intelligence to extract John Lennon害羞草研究所檚 voice from an old demo. Without knowing the extent of the technology, Mason couldn害羞草研究所檛 confirm or deny whether the song would be eligible for a Grammy nomination.
害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檒l see what it turns out to be,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淏ut I would imagine from the early descriptions that I害羞草研究所檝e heard there would be components of the creation that would be absolutely eligible.害羞草研究所�
So, can Grammy viewers expect to see work at least partially created with AI nominated for an award as early as next year?
It害羞草研究所檚 impossible to predict what is submitted. But as Mason affirms, 害羞草研究所減eople are using the technology. I害羞草研究所檓 imagining it害羞草研究所檚 going to be involved in a lot of records a lot of songs this year, so we害羞草研究所檒l see if some of them get nominated or not, but I害羞草研究所檓 sure there害羞草研究所檒l be some that will be submitted.害羞草研究所�
The 2024 Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles害羞草研究所� Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, airing live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+.
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