A Little Knowledge… #36

Welcome to A Little Knowledge #36 – our free weekly LinkedIn newsletter:?

?? BULLETIN NEWS: Ghostwriter and his manager talk AI deepfakes in first interview

Mysterious deepfakes creator Ghostwriter has given his first interview this week, ?to Billboard, albeit ‘dressed head to toe in black: black hoodie, black sweatpants, black ski mask, black gloves and ski goggles’ to keep the mystery going. ?

• Apparently he's a "well-known" professional songwriter and producer
• The interview focuses on the controversy around his Drake and The Weeknd deepfake ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, as well as he and his (also deliberately unnamed) manager’s views on the future for this technology.
• “I think in the near future, we’re going to have infrastructure that allows artists to not only license their voice, but do so with permissions,” said the manager. “Like, say I’m artist X. I want to license my voice out, but I want to take 50% of the revenue that’s generated. Plus users can’t use my voice for hate speech or politics. It is possible to create tech that can have permissions like that. I think that’s where we are headed.”?
• However, his answer to a question about using artists’ voices without their consent feels a little off. “I like to say that everything starts somewhere, like Spotify wouldn’t exist without Napster. Nothing is perfect in the beginning. That’s just the reality of things. Hopefully, people will see all the value that lies here.”?

?? Music Ally archive: Artificial Intelligence

???FURTHER READING THIS WEEK: our top wider-picture suggestions?

Our daily Bulletin, which is sent to our subscribers, is full of instant analysis of the day’s music industry news – but we also round up a bunch of?pertinent stories or reports from adjacent?creative?industries. Here’s some of the most thought-provoking recent articles, for your perusal...

• Live Aid is being turned into a musical,?but the decision is already sparking criticism
• Fan-fiction writers are reportedly?locking their accounts due to ‘fear of AI’
• Fortnite gives its Creative Mode experiences more prominence?in its latest redesign
• US judge?throws out $32.5m fine for Google in Sonos lawsuit
• The Verge claims that ‘Discogs’ vibrant vinyl community is shattering’
• The latest threat to the Australian music industry is reportedly…?a piano-tuner shortage
• The company formerly known as Twitter is?testing more subscription tiers

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?? A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA...

And finally… our daily Bulletin newsletter is loved by subscribers for its instant industry analysis - but secretly, the part they like most is the ‘A Little Something Extra’ section at the bottom of the email. Here's a few of the best recent links:

• Who better to explain space science than?actual?Luke Skywalker?
• 'Freedom' has been called 'the MAGA We Are The World' and, well, it may be a new low point for Auto-Tune. And music.
• Call us geeks if you like, but?this 3D map of the Tokyo transport system?is fascinating.

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