Ed Newton-Rex joins me to discuss the issue of AI models trained on copyrighted data, and how we might develop fairer approaches that respect human creators. We talk about AI-generated music, Ed’s decision to resign from Stability AI, the industry’s attitude towards rights, authenticity in AI-generated art, and what the future holds for creators, society, and living standards in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Learn more about Ed's work here.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Preview and intro

00:04:18 AI-generated music

00:12:15 Resigning from Stability AI

00:16:20 AI industry attitudes towards rights

00:26:22 Fairly Trained

00:37:16 Special kinds of training data

00:50:42 The longer-term future of AI

00:56:09 Will AI improve living standards?

01:03:10 AI versions of artists

01:13:28 Authenticity and art

01:18:45 Competitive pressures in AI

01:24:06 Priorities going forward