Several singers raised their concerns over the excessive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the music industry.
One of the Bollywood singers is Neeti Mohan who took to her social media and voiced her strong opinions on the presence of AI in the Indian music scene.
She argued technology can not beat the natural voice of a human being saying, "AI can enhance experiences, but it can never replace the emotional depth brought by humans.
"I feel AI, robots, or any kind of artificial intelligence has to be used wisely. What an artist does is unique — they bring their heart, soul, and energy into their work. It is something that can never be replaced," Mohan says.
Recently, Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman used AI to recreate the voices of late singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed for the song Thimiri Yezhuda in Lal Salam. It was revealed by the artiste himself that permission had been sought from family members and remuneration sent for the same. The move, however, had attracted mixed reactions from within the industry and netizens.
Neeti Mohan shared her point of view on it and said, "Yes, we do use technology and software (to enhance voices/music), but using AI to recreate a singer's voice who has passed away or using an existing singer’s voice without their permission is illegal. I've heard that there are some legalities being worked out so that it is not misused in the future. AI is depersonlising art. After a point, people will themselves know that it is not a good choice."
Further talking about the matter she added, "I have seen some people making collages. It is nice and amusing. But beyond that, I have not seen anyone misuse AI yet. Whatever the case, people must be cautious because what is art, music, singing, dancing; It is human expression. If it becomes artificial, it may lose its impact.”
Neeti Mohan Sharma is an Indian singer. She sings mainly in Hindi and Tamil films but has also sung songs in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, and English.
Here we have some songs by Neeti Mohan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ndwMk2WWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRRnuJph8kQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30oBKGuNioY