SEASON 3 KICKOFF: Creative AI for Music
We're thrilled to announce the launch of our latest Season 3 research report at Water & Music, and would like to invite you to join us in a live kickoff event in celebration!
REPORT SUMMARY
Creative AI may be the most disruptive technology for the music business since the Napster era of piracy. Already in 2023, over 10 different music AI models have been released by independent researchers and big-tech companies like Google and ByteDance, allowing users to generate custom tracks in seconds using a mere text prompt. Hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs are now listed on streaming services. At large, generative AI tools for audio, text, and visual art have picked up tens of millions of users, forcing us to rethink traditional notions of creativity, ownership, and attribution.
At this critical juncture, we’re thrilled to release our Season 3 report on creative AI, which provides a comprehensive guide on the technology’s emerging opportunities and challenges for music. Over the last three months, more than 50 contributors in our community came together to analyze and discuss the impact of creative AI across the music-industry life cycle, from music creation and ideation to distribution and monetization. We curated a database of over 80 different tools, annotated the terms of service for 11 AI companies, interviewed 15 different artists and startup founders, and ran an AI ethics and sentiment survey with over 150 responses.
Our goal with this report is to bring more transparency on the current state of music AI to anyone with a stake in the outcome, including artists, rights holders, software developers, and startup founders. We hope our findings provide a helpful starting point for understanding the critical commercial, legal, and ethical issues at stake as AI continues to transform the business of creativity at large.
KICKOFF EVENT AGENDA
This report was produced through a collaborative research process in the Water & Music community. During the event, our community researchers will lead us through our main findings, including highlighting and discussing the three primary themes:
(1) The state of music AI tools
(2) Temp check: The state of AI sentiment
(3) AI and music copyright: A field guide for artists and developers
We'll leave around 30 minutes at the end for attendees to ask questions about our research and the future of AI in the music industry at large.
Whether you are an industry professional, academic, or simply someone with a passion for music and AI, this event is a must-attend for anyone interested in staying up-to-date on the latest developments in the field, and looking for actionable insights that can be applied in their own creative practices and business strategies.
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the launch of Season 3 together!