RienFeb 11
Anil Dash

"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.

At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid ... I realize now that Prince wasn’t paranoid, he was prescient."

https://time.com/7338205/rage-against-ai-generated-music/

It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine

If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."

TIME
Feb 11 at 3:12amWeb
Show threadAnil DashFeb 11
In his 1998 interview with Guitar World, Prince spoke directly about one of the reasons why he was seeking ownership of his work: to have artistic control so there couldn't be unauthorized digital manipulation of his work after his death. https://sites.google.com/site/prninterviews/home/guitar-world-october-1998
Show threadcrablouisFeb 11
@anildash Prescient yep. And not in denial over what was clearly already in train, the ramping up of the network effect fed by personal information almost freely given or taken without permission.
Show threadDansLeRuSH ᴱᶰFeb 11

@anildash « I was brought up in a black and white world. I dig black and white; night and day, rich and poor, man and woman. I listen to all kinds of music and I want to be judged on the quality of my work, not on what I say, nor on what people claim I am, nor on the color of my skin. » 🔥

This interview is golden, thank you !

Show threadLichoFeb 11

@anildash "AI is the ultimate faker. If it takes over, it will undercut a core value of pop music: authenticity. "

Wait, what?

Show threadCarl MalamudFeb 12
@anildash @kdriscoll that was the same reason Gandhi endorsed copyright for his autobiography …bad translations were coming in the market. He had previously waived copyright on Hind Swaraj, stamping it “No Rights Reserved.”
Show threadMark NottinghamFeb 12
@carlmalamud @anildash @kdriscoll Fascinating! I can't help but see copyright as a balance between the interests of producers/owners and society, and technology that reduces friction for use of information is OF COURSE going to change that balance because that's what technology does. The question is what the 'right' new balance is. Referring to precedent isn't as helpful here!
Show threadEli the BeardedFeb 15

@anildash

Yet did he leave a will stipulating that?

Show threadAnil DashFeb 16
@elithebearded he didn’t have a current will at the time he died, because I don’t think he expected his prescription medicine to ne poisoned with fentanyl.
Show threadEli the BeardedFeb 16

@anildash

I am younger than he was, worth a lot less, and I have a will.

Show threadnetop://ウィビFeb 11
@anildash Holy shit
Show threadDougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)Feb 11
@anildash
Prince sure was a talented guitarist!
Show threadAnne OminousFeb 11

@dougmerritt

🙄

Show threadAnakbontotFeb 11
@anildash Wow, what an incredible story! It’s fascinating to see how forward-thinking artists can be about technology and its implications. Did you have any other memorable moments from that interview?
Show threadsandywb14Feb 11
@anildash ❤️
Show threadsayrerFeb 11
@anildash Prince is always right. Not joking: I always check to see whether he's weighed in on an issue.
Show threadAnil DashFeb 11
@sayrer he very seldom missed, for sure.
Show threadsayrerFeb 11
@anildash ok, I might miss the religious proselytization era, but otherwise
Show threadAnil DashFeb 11
@sayrer yyyyep
Show threadsayrerFeb 11
@anildash I thought about this exchange. I used "miss" to mean "skip" or "not pay attention to". People who haven't lived in NYC will not get that one. It is not a lament.
Show threadtinsukEFeb 11

@anildash oh look, seems like a nice story about bad consequences of genAI.

And... oh, the irony.

Show threadsnowyfoxFeb 11
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Show threadValdusFeb 11
@anildash lethally ironic to read this article while time has a shitty ai chatbot button blocking the screen for no fucking reason
Show threadjtbFeb 11
@anildash Artists become extraordinarily rich due to warped copyright laws. How many times should they be paid for the same day's work, even when they are dead?
Show threadAgitatra 🚲🐻🌿🇪🇺🇺🇦Feb 11
@anildash Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you.
Show threadRay McCarthyFeb 11

@anildash
Program for a Puppet by Roland Perry

1979

Conspiracy to replace the USA president with a puppet

Computer espionage

Deep Fake voice "recordings".

Maybe Prince read an old copy. I still have the copy I bought in 1979. Must re-read it one day.

Also
Andromeda Breakthough (sequel to A for Andromeda). Bothe books based on TV series. The evil company Intel. 1962 / 1964.