Artificial Intelligence in Music: Jimmy Jam on Consent and Pay

AI’s Role and Boundaries: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis advocate for boundaries and accountability for AI in music, emphasizing the importance of consent, compensation, and ethical guidelines.
Value of Human Element: The producers highlight the irreplaceable humanity in music, particularly the spontaneity and mistakes that occur without strict plotting, which AI-generated music might lack.
Misuse of likenesses: Jam is particularly against AI that uses someone’s image or voice without consent, considering it disrespectful and wrong.
Compensation for Training Use: They argue that creators whose work is used to train AI systems should be compensated for their contributions.
Separate AI-Generated Music Chart: Jam suggests creating a distinct chart for AI-generated music to prevent it from competing directly with human-created works on equal footing.
Focus on Accountability: Lewis emphasizes “accountability,” stressing that AI models are trained on successful, human-created works, which should also be fairly compensated.
Live Performance vs. AI: Lewis believes that AI cannot replace the unique emotional connection generated by live performances.
Ongoing Industry Involvement: The discussion occurs as both producers remain active in the music industry, with recent significant milestones like the 40th anniversary of their work with Janet Jackson.

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