Edwards, who ended up utilizing the true, flesh-and-blood human Hans Zimmer for the soundtrack of his film, stated he performed the AI-generated observe again to the composer. Zimmer, he stated, discovered it amusing. Zimmer wasn’t reachable for remark.
Edwards’s experiment speaks to a problem on the coronary heart of one of many largest fights dealing with Hollywood at present. Artists and creatives are up in arms over generative AI. Hollywood is at present at a standstill as actors and writers are hanging over fairer labor situations and the usage of generative AI within the movie business. There may be additionally fierce pushback from authors and artists who argue that tech corporations steal their mental property by indiscriminately scraping the online for pictures and textual content. Outstanding artists akin to comic and creator Sarah Silverman have sued AI corporations for copyright infringement.
It’s nonetheless early days for music-generating AI, which could clarify why Edwards acquired the outcomes he did, says Henry Ajder, an professional in generative AI.
“From my expertise, some fairly easy AI music is fairly convincing. It’s troublesome to inform the distinction between an AI-generated composition and a human carried out composition,” he says.