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An AI-Generated Country Song Is Topping A Billboard Chart, And That Should Infuriate Us All
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this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2025
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First we start by using language correctly. It's not a song. It's a stream of audio data which has been algorithmically extruded out of a massive training dataset (which is most likely comprised of stolen content). We then only perceive it to be a song because the audio data as interpreted by our brain is similar to actual songs we've heard.
Billboard, just like every other organization which offers a content platform, should ban generated synthetic data files. They are taking the place of actual art created by actual artists and it's utterly ridiculous.
It's interesting how the music industry is handling AI versus Hollywood... I don't really hear as much backlash from musicians as we do from actors, which is strange. I suppose actors are much higher profile generally and well unionized.
Yeah, the music industry has always been highly exploitative. There was a brief period of awesomeness in the late 90s/early aughts where indie music found real success through the Internet. How times have changed…so much for the worse. 😭