AI Artists Are Here. Is It Ethical to Sign Them to Record Deals?

AI Artists Are Here. Is It Ethical to Sign Them to Record Deals?

Needless to say, the revelation that singer Xania Monet is an AI creation that prompted a label bidding war and a multimillion-dollar advance is not Kehlani‘s favorite music-business development. “Nothing and no one on Earth will ever be able to justify AI to me,” the R&B star declared on TikTok last week. “Especially not AI in the creative arts, in which people have worked hard for, trained for, slept on the floor for, f–king got injuries for, …