zachpiecesMar 13

The band Rush just put out a handful of gross and lazy AI-gen music videos. So sick of this trend/degradation

https://piefed.world/c/fuck_ai/p/951818/the-band-rush-just-put-out-a-handful-of-gross-and-lazy-ai-gen-music-videos-so-sick-of-th

Show threadKlankyMar 13
I don’t understand when someone who is creative in one field uses AI to generate something in another field. Like, how would Rush feel if some visual artist used AI to make crummy knock-off Rush songs with their own art?
Show threadzachpiecesMar 13
In most cases, I expect that moves like this are by the record company/rightsholders/whoever as a cheap cash-grab rather than the artist themselves. Peter Gabriel is a vocal exception to that.
Show threadGrimyMar 13
Ahhh yes, the cash grab of putting your songs on YouTube for free.
Show threadCatoblepasMar 13
Is this the first time you’ve heard that uploaders get a portion of ad revenue??
Show threadGrimy

The music is the content, not the image. The image isn’t the thing generating ad revenue. You guys are tripping over a placeholder image, made by the guy that did all their album artwork and played keyboard on some of their songs on top of that.

It was this or a static image of their album cover (both of which are made by the same guy, so it’s not like they are screwing over their album artist either).

We don’t even know to what extent AI was used, if he generated the whole thing or just animated it with it. It might not be AI at all.

And having ad revenue doesn’t make everything on YouTube a cash grab, nor is it a cash grab the moment it includes AI. Stop being silly.

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Show threadzachpiecesMar 13

It was this or a static image of their album cover

The word “or” here is incorrect. Reuploads of the same song is an apparent method to stimulate views and thus get ad revenue. “Between the Wheels”, for example, has

all uploaded through Rush’s official channel

(both of which are made by the same guy, so it’s not like they are screwing over their album artist either).

Made by the same guy? Why do you think the album artist had anything to do with making and publishing the AI visualizer release?

Between The Wheels

YouTube
Show threadGrimyMar 13
Two of them appear to be different remasters but fair point, could easily be classified as a cash grab.
Show threadCatoblepasMar 13

The music is the content, not the image

You initially said it was put up for free as a way to excuse it, now that I pointed out they’re making money it’s fine because the image isn’t what people come there for? In that case why use an AI image to begin with?

Show threadGrimyMar 13

The music is the content and what is up for free. The image has little to do with the cash grab or ad revenue aspect of it. Free for us doesn’t mean they won’t make a tiny profit. I fail to see how I’m contradicting myself.

Why not use an AI animation. It literally just makes for a better visualizer.