Mark Zuckerberg’s unexpected opinion on using AI in music

You can’t deny it: Mark Zuckerberg understands technology. However, the knowledge of the creator of the Facebook regarding music may make your decision to comment on the use of artificial intelligence in this artistic segment a little surprising.

The fact is that, in an appearance on the program Track Star (via NME), Zuckerberg addressed the subject. The businessman declared that he believes that the presence of AI in music creation can lead to “interesting” but “soulless” results.

The president and CEO of Goalresponsible for controlling Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsAppI participated in a game where I needed to identify songs and artists. When hitting a song from Green Dayhe was asked to reflect on whether artificial intelligence could sound as good as the American band. In his response he said:

The AI ​​will likely be able to produce technically interesting music. But sometimes it can feel a little soulless because the other parts of human connection are missing.”

Still during his participation in the program, Zuckerberg revealed to love Olivia Rodrigo and Daft Punk. In fact, the French electronic music duo was one of his main auditions while he was creating the Facebook code two decades ago.

Mark Zuckerberg in music

The ties of Mark Zuckerberg with music have become closer in recent days, with the release of a single in partnership with T-Pain. Both recorded an acoustic version for “Get Low”hit by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyzunder the name Z-Pain.

The initiative aimed to celebrate the anniversary of Priscillawife of Mark. The original song is special to both of them, as it was playing when they met at a college party.

Artificial intelligence in music

This was not the first time that Mark Zuckerberg gave his opinion on the presence of artificial intelligence. The creator of Facebook declared support for the use of the open source resource “as a contrast to the more closed operation of the major disruptors in this sector”. The CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ekexpressed agreement with the idea. Both aim to encourage regulatory bodies in Europe to adhere to the concept.

In a joint blog text, they state:

An important opportunity for European organizations is through open source AI — models whose weights are publicly released under a permissive license. This ensures that power is not concentrated among a few big players and, as with the internet before it, creates a level playing field.”

In the musical sphere, artists are showing concern about the use of artificial intelligence, especially the use of their intellectual works to train the tool. The NGO Artists Rights Alliance has made calls for technology companies not to generate music with AI in order to replace human art or reduce financial compensation for its creators.

Names like Billie Eilish, Robert Smith, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Kim Petras, REM, Jon Bon Jovi, Mumford & Sons, imagine Dragons, Pearl Jamamong several others, spoke in favor of the entity’s purpose.