AI Can Write the Lyrics, But Who Owns the Music Is Up for Debate

April 10, 2024, 9:01 AM UTC

Nashville-based country musician Anna Vaus and her brother were curious about the quality of AI songwriting, so they asked a generative AI chatbot to write a country tune, offering the bot nothing more than a title: “River of Love.”

The chatbot generated a verse about the ebb and flow of a romantic relationship replete with imagery of water. The opening line: “I’ve been a river looking for ocean arms.”

Vaus and her brother composed chords, added rhythm, and recorded the song verbatim. The resulting song includes a combination of AI-generated lyrics and human-made musical expression.

Who owns the copyrights? The ...

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