Do we want AI to become the next pop icon? | Andrae Alexander | TEDxPrincetonU

Grammy-winning composer and music industry scholar Andrae Alexander examines whether AI-driven virtual artists and generative song creation tools should be allowed to take over the roles of human songwriters and performers. He discusses the possible negative effects of such replacement on the music industry and on creatives. The talk presents the C.O.P.S. Framework, proposed as a way to build a win-win environment for corporations, music creatives and society at large.

• Risks of AI virtual artists and generative song tools replacing human songwriters
• The C.O.P.S. Framework as a proposed win-win model
• Perspective of a Grammy winner and music industry scholar

Grammy Winner, Dr. Andrae Alexander Ph.D. sheds light on the potential negative effects of allowing AI, in the form of Virtual Artists and generative song creation tools, to replace the role of human songwriters and artists, and offers the C.O.P.S. Framework as a means by which to create a win-win social environment for corporations, creatives in the music industry, and society at large. Andrae Alexander, Ph.D., is a Grammy Award-winning composer, music industry scholar, faculty member at the University of Southern California, and veteran of both the Marine Corps and Navy. As an advocate for music creatives, Andrae serves on the board of the Songwriters of North America (SONA) and the Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). Dr. Alexander has over 20 years of music industry experience and implements strategies to ensure that the next generation of music creatives are able to have access to resources that assist them in creating the songs that act as the soundtracks to our lives. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx