{"id":233756,"date":"2026-06-18T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/artificial-intelligence-in-music-jimmy-jam-on-consent-and-pay\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:35:23","slug":"artificial-intelligence-in-music-jimmy-jam-on-consent-and-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/artificial-intelligence-in-music-jimmy-jam-on-consent-and-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence in Music: Jimmy Jam on Consent and Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/jimmy-jam-ai-music-thoughts\">Artificial Intelligence in Music: Jimmy Jam on Consent and Pay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/jimmy-jam-ai-music-thoughts\">https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/jimmy-jam-ai-music-thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-18 16:50:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.complex.com\">www.complex.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI&#8217;s Role and Boundaries<\/strong>: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis advocate for boundaries and accountability for AI in music, emphasizing the importance of consent, compensation, and ethical guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Value of Human Element<\/strong>: The producers highlight the irreplaceable humanity in music, particularly the spontaneity and mistakes that occur without strict plotting, which AI-generated music might lack.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Misuse of likenesses<\/strong>: Jam is particularly against AI that uses someone&#8217;s image or voice without consent, considering it disrespectful and wrong.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Compensation for Training Use<\/strong>: They argue that creators whose work is used to train AI systems should be compensated for their contributions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Separate AI-Generated Music Chart<\/strong>: Jam suggests creating a distinct chart for AI-generated music to prevent it from competing directly with human-created works on equal footing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Focus on Accountability<\/strong>: Lewis emphasizes &#8220;accountability,&#8221; 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