Anil DashFeb 11

"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
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 threadEli the Bearded

@anildash

Yet did he leave a will stipulating that?

Feb 15 at 8:57pmWeb
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.