Please listen to the AI symphony concert

Author | Li Xueqin

▲At the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, tourists watch a robot playing the piano. Photo by Wang Chu (People’s Pictures)

Relying on artificial intelligence technology to improve the efficiency of music creation, allowing virtual digital people to interact with singers and sing works together... Today, various technological innovations are creating new additions to the music industry and bringing rich and colorful experiences. Recently, "AI singer" has become a hot topic on the Internet. After training, the "AI singer" can imitate the unique timbre and singing voice of the star singer, and cover many familiar songs, and is sought after by many netizens. While the "AI singer" became popular on the Internet, the legal issues involved also aroused discussion.

Refreshing

Liu Dacheng, deputy dean of the Internet Industry Research Institute of Tsinghua University, said in an interview with this newspaper that the immersive experience formed by AI and other technologies is favored by young users, bringing a refreshing feeling to people, and also brings new opportunities to the online music industry. Come to a new look.

The 51st "Statistical Report on China's Internet Development Status" recently released by the China Internet Network Information Center shows that as of December 2022, the number of online music users in China has reached 684 million, accounting for 64.1% of the total Internet users. Online music has become more and more inseparable from people's daily lives, and many people enjoy the charm of music through convenient and fast Internet platforms.

Internet platforms have strengthened the application of artificial intelligence, improved user experience with technological innovation, and promoted the digital upgrade of the music industry. For example, Tencent Music has launched two products, "Music Creation Assistant" and "Tone Producer", which can assist musicians with lyrics, composition, editing, etc. It has also developed "AI Lyrics Posters" to analyze songs through AI technology and provide users with Generate corresponding lyrics posters; NetEase launches the artificial intelligence music creation platform "NetEase Tianyin", relying on artificial intelligence technology to improve the efficiency of music creation; in the "Baidu Yuanverse Song Festival", virtual digital people interact with real singers to sing AI lyrics and arrangers together s work.

Liu Dacheng said that technological innovation can help improve the efficiency of music creation, publicity and distribution, and bring strong impetus to the development of the industry. Digital technology and the music industry are constantly interacting and integrating.

Coping with technological changes

The use of AI in the music industry is not new, and the academic community is also actively exploring it. Recently, the Central Conservatory of Music held a concert titled “Facing the Future—Symphony of Electronic Music and Artificial Intelligence.” It is reported that concert composers and music technology experts are from the Department of Music Artificial Intelligence and Music Information Technology of the Central Conservatory of Music. They make full use of the latest achievements in artificial intelligence, brain science and other fields, and present a deep integration of artificial intelligence through collaborative creation. Concerts on cutting-edge technologies such as intelligence, 3D audio, and brain science.

The Central Conservatory of Music once launched the "Chinese Zodiac" concert, which was hosted by artificial intelligence accompaniment and virtual digital humans to perform a national vocal suite that integrated Chinese folk songs, operas and other elements. With the help of technology, traditional music takes on new vitality and brings a different aesthetic experience.

Li Xiaobing, director of the Department of Music Artificial Intelligence and Music Information Technology of the Central Conservatory of Music, introduced that the Department of Music Artificial Intelligence and Music Information Technology of the Central Conservatory of Music includes the Music Artificial Intelligence Center, the Electronic Music Center, etc., and has also invited a number of artificial intelligence experts to build it together. The new discipline has more than 100 students at undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. Teachers and students embrace the future and actively respond to technological changes through collaborative research.

Should be run within rules

Recently, on major video platforms, "AI singers" can easily control songs of different genres with unique timbres and singing styles. Their singing effects are very close to real people. Some netizens said, "I don't look at the title and think it is sung by me." .

It is reported that some people use existing voice samples of well-known singers to create sound models, and then use the timbre generated by the model to cover other songs. Using the singing voice conversion model, the "AI Singer" can convert one person's voice into another person's voice with a high degree of accuracy and authenticity.

Industry insiders believe that AI music synthesis can lower the threshold of music production and increase user participation. It has broad business prospects, but it also has legal risks. Using other people's voices to perform songs and play them publicly on online platforms may be suspected of infringing copyright, performer's rights, sound rights and other rights.

Liu Dacheng believes that the emergence of "AI singers" reflects the influence of artificial intelligence technology on the music industry. AI music can become a tool for producing music works, further stimulating the innovation and development vitality of the music industry, but "AI "Singer" may be involved in infringement issues that should be taken seriously. The formulation and improvement of laws and regulations related to AI innovation should be accelerated, and supervision of this new business should be strengthened to ensure that it operates within the prescribed scope.

[Original title] Use technological innovation to promote the digital upgrading of the music industry. Please listen to the AI Symphony Concert (Online China)

Source | People’s Daily Overseas Edition

Editor | Yue Yutian

Editor | Xia Lijuan

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