POLICY · REGULATION · #3289
RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier says labels, artists and fans oppose AI training on music
In a Decoder interview with Nilay Patel, RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier described growing alignment among the RIAA, record labels, artists and music fans in opposition to large AI companies training models on copyrighted works without permission, and discussed related issues such as AI deepfakes and the challenges of detection, labeling, and platform cooperation (e.g., Spotify and YouTube). The conversation covered legal complexities around potential bans on deepfakes and how detection/labeling systems might work in practice.
KEY POINTS
- In a Decoder interview with Nilay Patel, RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier described growing alignment among the RIAA, record labels, artists and music fans in opposition to large AI companies training models on copyrighted works without permission, and discussed related issues such as AI deepfakes and the challenges of detection, labeling, and platform cooperation (e.g., Spotify and YouTube).
- The conversation covered legal complexities around potential bans on deepfakes and how detection/labeling systems might work in practice.
- The RIAA is a central industry lobby and litigant, so its public alignment with artists and fans against AI training on copyrighted works raises pressure for legal, platform, and policy changes affecting how generative AI systems use music.
WHY IT MATTERS
The RIAA is a central industry lobby and litigant, so its public alignment with artists and fans against AI training on copyrighted works raises pressure for legal, platform, and policy changes affecting how generative AI systems use music.