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Drake Calls AI-Created ‘Munch’ Vocals ‘The Final Straw’ As Universal Music Group Slams The Technology

<p>As artificial intelligence <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;capitol-records-signs-first-artificial-intelligence-rapper-fn-meka&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">&lpar;AI&rpar; programs<&sol;a> become more accessible and well-known&comma; this technological phenomenon has faced opposition within the music industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Specifically&comma; the <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ft&period;com&sol;content&sol;aec1679b-5a34-4dad-9fc9-f4d8cdd124b9" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Financial Times<&sol;a> <&sol;em>reports that Universal Music Group &lpar;UMG&rpar; is calling on streaming services to straight-up block AI companies from using copyrighted materials to &&num;8220&semi;train&&num;8221&semi; themselves&comma; as this information is used to create new&comma; unauthorized versions of mainstream bops&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And it looks like <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;listicle&sol;drake-gives-j-cole-his-flowers-brings-out-glorilla-lil-wayne-and-more-during-dreamville-festival-set&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Drake isn&&num;8217&semi;t a huge<&sol;a> fan of the technology&comma; either&excl; He spoke out on his social media about the voice rip-off after The Shade Room reported Universal&&num;8217&semi;s call to action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;capitol-records-reportedly-severed-ties-with-artificial-intelligence-rapper-fn-meka-update&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Capitol Records Reportedly &&num;8216&semi;Severed Ties&&num;8217&semi; With Artificial Intelligence Rapper FN Meka &lpar;Update&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cqq9T07OOda" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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