The art of music
I’ve heard of the AI “singer” and “artist” Xania Monet and needless to say, as a singer and musician myself I am pretty pissed off. So I projected that anger into a poem. As a poet, I feel like it is my duty to make stuff like this.
Enjoy.
The art of music…
It is an art that can be done by anyone, in almost any way.
Some people play instruments.
Guitars,
Pianos,
Cellos,
Drums,
Harps…
Some people sing.
Some people do it professionally and make it big,
Others do not.
Some people don’t make it big,
But that’s okay.
Some people sing as a hobby,
Some people teach others to sing.
We stand divided as different people,
People from different backgrounds,
People with different kinds of voices and talent;
But we stand together with our shared love of the art of music.
Music is what drives the soul,
Inspires us to take action for the bettering of humanity,
Music is a natural part of humanity that AI simply cannot recreate.
AI will try to replicate the beauty of the human voice,
The art we make with our natural hand,
The art that drives movements and saves lives.
We cannot let AI destroy such an important part of our world.
Music is a special and sacred thing,
Many cultures of humanity have it.
Have their own sacred songs,
Rhythms,
And beats,
We may be different in where we come from, and what our cultures are,
But music will ALWAYS bring us together.
Done professionally or not,
Music makes a pathway.
For the true ones,
the singers,
The artists,
Those who have worked forever and a day to perfect the art of music.
A singer can only do so much in times like these…
When AI is taking over our very lively hoods, what’s an artist to do?
What’s an artist to do when a spot that should be theirs is taken by a woman who isn’t even a real person…
A “singer” and an “artist” who’s music is produced with a few buttons,
An “artist” whose “art” is made with little to no effort at all.
REAL music by REAL singers and artists takes actual EFFORT to make.
The voice is connected to one’s soul,
Unique to that human being,
and that human being alone.
Their music,
Their singing voice,
Their talent,
It’s all unique in a way that AI will NEVER be able to recreate.
A 3 million record deal.
Think about that.
A lady who doesn’t even exist,
Who’s voice isn’t even technically her own,
Landed a record deal worth 3 million because of her music.
This is not the art of music.
This was NEVER the art of music,
And never will be.
Music is an art unlike any other,
An art in-which AI will never recreate as perfect as humans can.
My fellow singers,
My fellow musicians,
Please remember that your abilities as a human and an artist is beyond comprehension.
Your voice,
Your talent,
All of it is uniquely YOU.
It is your job as an artist to make sure our world is not destroyed.
Xania Monet is not a soul,
She is a machine with a pretty face.
A machine powered by AI,
The very thing that will destroy our world is left unchecked.
Xania is a machine,
And a machine cannot create true human art.
A machine will never be able to recreate the art of music.
