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'It's high-tech theft': As AI music booms, Canadian artists demand consent, transparency and pay

Artists say 129 Cadence Weapon songs were found in training datasets as music groups press Ottawa for disclosure rules and compensation.

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Cadence Weapon never gave artificial intelligence permission to learn from his music. But the Edmonton-raised rapper, born Rollie Pemberton, says he recently found 129 of his songs in datasets used to train AI music generators.

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'It's high-tech theft': As AI music booms, Canadian artists demand consent, transparency and pay

Cadence Weapon never gave artificial intelligence permission to learn from his music.

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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