Kendrick Lamar AI Technology Cause for Real Human Concern, Says Young Guru

Artificial intelligence now has the capability to simulate Kendrick Lamar‘s voice practically completely, and Young Guru says that’s cause for concern — not simply in the music biz, however for all humanity.

The age-old studio engineer, who’s dealt with the bulk of Jay-Z‘s acclaimed albums, sounded the alarm by publishing video of a man rapping bars into an audio filter which amazingly makes him sound precisely like the famous Compton rap artist!!!

It actually is remarkable, and Guru felt obliged to share it with the general public with a threatening caution … “It’s not the tech, it’s the evil that men do with the tech.”

He likewise highlighted another domino effect: Voices aren’t secured by copyright law, and he fears if the scenario isn’t resolved … “deep fake” will end up being the brand-new “I got hacked.”

The hip hop neighborhood’s currently had a brush with AI thanks to Capitol Records’ stopped working experiment, FN Meka, who was quickly shuttered by the label once it was considered an offending take on Black rap artist stereotypes.

Dozens of music market experts, consisting of superproducer Hitmaka, discredited the relocation … fearing completion of human artists as we understand them.

With a lot concern over the digital landscape, all eyes will be on Def Jam this year — the label just recently signed a virtual NFT band including a lot of animation whales.