SZA hits out at “disgusting” AI music after learning over 200 of her songs had been used to train artificial intelligence
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Publish Date: 2026-06-21 06:33:00
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- SZA discovered that over 200 (specifically, 238) of her songs were used for training artificial intelligence music systems without her consent.
- She publicly expressed her outrage against those who support the use of AI in music, calling them ‘disgusting’ and asserting that nothing could make this issue okay to her.
- SZA has long voiced her disapproval of AI, reflecting on the topic in her 2022 album “SOS” and stating that AI’s impact on Black artists is particularly concerning due to a crisis it continues to foster.
- She emphasized that AI disproportionately affects Black music and produces stereotypical and unwanted versions of it.
- SZA criticized AI for creating music without crediting the original creators, highlighting the unfair advantage this gives AI.
- This isn’t SZA’s first criticism of AI; she has often spoken against its codependency, environmental racism, and its effects on Black and Brown communities.
- Other notable critics of AI include Pope Leo XIV, Martin Scorsese, and filmmakers/musicians like Deezer, Spotify, and Kane Parsons, reflecting broad and varied discontent with AI’s role in the music industry.