βIt will never cover whatβs authenticβ: African music industry weighs up AI risks and rewards
Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talentLast July, the Nigerian singer-songwriter Fave found herself caught up in a viral moment: an unauthorised version of a track featuring an AI choir had been released, quickly becoming an internet sensation. To get ahead of the situation, she recorded her own remix that integrated the AI-assisted song and added it to her discography.βIn my view, [that] was smart and very business aware,β Oyinkansola Fawehinmi, a Lagos-based entertainment lawyer, observed a few months later. βShe essentially reclaimed the βAI versionβ and released it as her own official expression.β Continue reading...
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