Sending someone unwanted fake clips of their dead family is unhinged, but it's a bit much to just blanket assume you can't do cool things with generative models or that the artists themselves won't approve. e.g. Liam Gallagher's reaction to AISIS[0] was that it was "mad as fuck I sound mega". I don't know what he'd have to say about his AI vocals on a High Flying Birds song (maybe they'd be okay with that collab now?), but this "cover" is also pretty awesome[1]. As usual, it's up to the wielder of a tool to use it well.
Complaining about ML-augmented art "recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed" strikes me as similar to complaining about mashups. If it's not for you, just move on. It's still a form of creative expression that others enjoy.
> it's up to the wielder of a tool to use it well.
Wouldn't "using it well" include not using it to puppet dead people unless they've given permission to do that?
> "recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed" strikes me as similar to complaining about mashups.
Mashups are very different because that's actually using the work of the original artists in a different context. It's not creating counterfeit work the original artists never made.
I don't see how permission from a dead person would factor into how well you're using it, no. Just like I don't see how you'd need their permission to do a mashup of their work. I don't think it's particularly controversial for a person emulate widely known unique voices like Bowie's or Elvis's even after they're gone, and I don't see why using ML to alter your voice to do so would make that wrong somehow.
At least the stuff I've seen is usually pretty explicit about using machine learning; it's not trying to create a counterfeit (the two songs I linked are like this). I only see fans appreciating artists and sharing how songs like Fountains of Wayne's Go Hippie totally sound like an Oasis song if you put Liam on vocals.
ultimately, these llms seem to be a net negative for humanity. if we were a better species of animal, I bet llms could really help advance our living conditions on this lonely little planet.
Complaining about ML-augmented art "recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed" strikes me as similar to complaining about mashups. If it's not for you, just move on. It's still a form of creative expression that others enjoy.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whB21dr2Hlc
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4R4VLQM0P4