Worldwide studio and musician community Pirate have released the findings of a recent survey that collected insights on the use of AI in music from 1141 band members, singer-songwriters, instrumentalists, producers and rappers across the UK, US and Germany.
The community say that their findings point towards a growing openness to the use of AI technology within the music community, with 25% of respondents having already experimented with AI in their productions, and 46% expressing a willingness to utilise it in the future. The study also revealed, however, that many musicians would not be willing to inform listeners about the use of AI in creating songs, with 53% saying that concerns about how their audience may perceive the final results would prevent them from declaring the tools used during the creative process.
"Understandably, artists are hesitant about adopting AI in the studio, and also hesitant about broadcasting their use of this controversial new technology. It’s useful to look back at the introduction of tools like Auto-Tune, which faced criticism in their early days, but eventually found their place in the music industry. AI's journey toward becoming a standard tool in music creation may follow a similar path, as artists and audiences alike adapt to this innovation." - David Borrie, CEO of Pirate
Those who took part also provided information on which stages of the music making process they found AI tools to be most useful for, with the most popular answer being songwriting and composition. Some artists have stated that it is of particular use for writing lyrics, whilst others use it as a means of validating what they have written themselves.
The survey also discovered that 55% of artists are actively acquiring new skills as a direct response to the continuous development of AI, with 28% saying they are learning AI-related skills, and 37% pursuing unrelated skills.
To find out more about the study, and the Pirate community, check out the link below.
https://pirate.com/en/blog/over-half-of-musicians-will-conceal-ai-use/
