Musicians Unite Against AI Threats to Artists' Rights

Over 200 artists, including Billie Eilish, R.E.M., and Kacey Musgraves, have signed an open letter by the Artist Rights Alliance condemning the use of AI to infringe upon artists' rights. The letter urges developers and tech companies to refrain from deploying AI music-generation technology that undermines human artistry and denies fair compensation to artists, highlighting the unauthorized use of musical works to train AI models and the dilution of royalty pools. The organization calls for protection against the predatory use of AI to steal artists' voices and likenesses, violate creators' rights, and disrupt the music ecosystem.