Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
Originally Posted by Guitarhacker
How about flipping it? Instead of the AI label, use a HU label to indicate that all the tracks and vocals are 100% human created, and a smaller hu in the box for music that contains tracks that are not human created but are in fact, simply human assisted. Use of VSTi plugins, tracks created by Band in a Box, etc, would be labeled as human assisted. They could still use the AI label for the 100% AI generated with a prompt music.

Just thinking..... What say you?
Even though I find the idea interesting right now, in a couple of years people won't care any more than they do today whether a drum machine was used or not.

I find it interesting that you're listing VST instruments.
I record many of my piano parts myself using a VSTi, and the piano VSTi supports me just as much as a real piano.
It's just a _little_ less expensive and takes up less real estate than a real Bösendorfer Grand Imperial 290 smile

Listeners may not care but those who pay royalties most certainly do and scrutiny will increase going forward. AI generated content cannot be copyrighted. The Librarian of Congress based her decision on 150 years of precedent and the governments around the world immediately embraced the concept. This means that nobody gets to own the work product and no monies need be paid. We’re talking about Billion$. Nobody benefits more than Spotify and YouTube at the moment.

VIs (virtual instruments) have nothing to do with this. Humans manipulate the software instruments. VSTs are just Steinberg’s tech. VIs have been around much, much longer—at least twenty versions are in active use these days.

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