Paris Paloma urges AI regulation in music after unauthorized use
Singer Paris Paloma has called for regulation of AI in the music industry after her songs were used without consent, highlighting concerns over artists' rights.
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British singer-songwriter Paris Paloma has called for wider regulation of artificial intelligence in the music industry after discovering her songs were being used without consent to train AI systems. The 26-year-old, known for hits that explore feminism and inequality, said more than 30 of her tracks were part of a dataset sold to AI developers.
In an interview with ITV News, Paloma described generative AI as a tragedy because it creates music that is not unique and has been "plagiarized thoughtlessly". She said the resulting songs can contain fragments of her words, passed off by people who do not share her story or feelings. She argued that the key issue is consent, and that regulation needs to address the mass availability of such tools.
Paloma's concerns reflect a wider debate in the music industry, which is still working out the legal practicalities of permission, compensation and credit. Other artists have also spoken out, including Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus, who raised concerns at a UN summit in July. Paloma has a new album due next month, and its first track is described as a statement against artificial intelligence. She said she imagines the song as a jester at the start of a play, announcing that what follows is a product of human art and love.
With more than a billion streams to her name, Paloma said her creative process has changed as her audience has grown. She noted that she has to be more honest with herself because her words carry more weight. She believes real-life emotion, including pain and joy, is what allows people to connect with music, something AI cannot replicate.
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| Claim | ITV |
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| Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus raised concerns about AI at a UN summit in July. | |
| Paris Paloma said generative AI plagiarizes existing music and produces nothing unique. | |
| Paris Paloma said over 30 of her songs were used without consent to train AI systems. |
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ITV1 presented a personal and emotional portrait of Paris Paloma, focusing on the human value of her music and her strong opposition to AI. The report framed AI as the opposite of human connection, and used her lyrics and quotes to underline the threat to authenticity. It also placed her story within a wider industry and artist context, including Bjorn Ulvaeus's comments.
- “I think the use of generative AI to make art and music is like a tragedy because they generate something that is not unique. It doesn't say anything about humanity because it's been plagiarized thoughtlessly.”
- “Over 30 of my songs were part of this data set being sold to people, being sold to AI developers.”
- “The answer is one word, consent.”
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