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Artificial Intelligence and its impact in the music business comes down to fairness and honesty

(TSN): Producer/rapper Timabaland's dream of collaborating with Biggie may come true. He alluded to releases a song using a rap by the late Hip Hop legend. The Biggie feature may be made possible through the use of Artificial Intelligence. The widespread use of Artificial Intelligence, both positively and negatively is taking shape in all capacities. In music, technological innovation has already been used to "resurrect" artists for concert performances such as the well known holographic rendering of Tupac Shakur at Coachella in 2012. The deceased artist was able to "perform" with fellow West Coast rappers Snoop and Dr. Dre. While providing a tangible experience with bygone artists can be gratifying, there is a down side. In the music industry, where sampling is common, creators can be particularly vulnerable to over-reach and may potentially impact the bottom line across the board from artists to writers and producers. One of the most common appli...