A year ago, you might have felt lost if your idol had passed away because you just couldn’t get enough of their voice. AI, however, made it possible this year to use their unique voice for any covered song. Imagine Dua Lipa’s song potion being performed by a deceased performer Whitney Housten.
AI algorithms have been used to create many music-related things like lyrics, compose music, and even help musicians with their creative processes (Gulen, 2023). However, the idea of using AI to imitate the voices of musicians raises the bar for AI and music collaboration. This is a completely new aspect of AI. Any artist’s voice can sing any song using AI cover. To do so two popular options MusicAI cover and Voicify are being used. This AI generates a cover or similar version of a song that has already been produced (Wodecki, 2023).
The technology behind AI-generated cover songs is a combination of deep learning algorithms, voice synthesis, and extensive datasets. The AI programs examine hours of artists’ recorded interviews, songs, and performances to replicate their voices. These datasets are then used to train a neural network capable of mimicking the artist’s vocal nuances, pitch, tone, and unique timbre. The result is an AI-generated voice that closely resembles the artist’s original (Wodecki, 2023). This makes many things possible like unique collaborations between living artists and musical artists from the past.
Even while it sounds like fun, there are still some drawbacks, such as the fact that artists are no longer the owners of their voices, and the quality of the AI-created songs might not be as good as it was. Critics argue that AI-generated songs lack a sense of authentic emotional depth and artistic intent that human artists bring to their work (Carter, 2023). AI might not replace the whole process of making music. Also to appropriately pay artists, estates, and AI developers, ownership and licensing rights for AI-generated cover songs must be made clear (Carter, 2023).
What do you think of this new invention? Let me know in the comments.
Gulen, K. (2023, septemeber). How to make AI-crafted songs with Covers AI. Data economy. https://dataconomy.com/2023/09/13/what-is-covers-ai-and-how-to-use-it/
Wodecki, B. (2023, july). AI Covers Flood YouTube: Creativity or Controversy? AI business. https://aibusiness.com/ml/ai-covers-flood-youtube-creativity-or-controversy-#
Carter, G. (2023, March). AI Generated Music – The Future Of The Fall Of Creativity? Music gateway. https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/music-production/ai-generated-music-the-future-of-the-fall-of-creativity#:~:text=The%20main%20disadvantage%20of%20AI ,music%20created%20by%20a%20human.
