Country Stars Concerned Over Implications of AI for Song Writing
By Movieguide® Contributor
Country stars Darius Rucker and Old Dominion frontman Matthew Ramsey are some of the many musicians who are expressing concern over the growing capabilities of AI technology.
Rucker called the tech “scary,” saying, “I don’t want to wake up one day and have a robot standing over me. It’s scary, but technology can be that way.”
However, the country singer isn’t worried about how AI will affect his own music.
“If people were to use it and everything for songwriting… technology is just way in front of me. So I don’t think about those things, I only keep doing things the way I do it, and write songs the way I write songs and let the chips fall where they may,” Rucker explained.
Old Dominion’s Ramsey also spoke about the effect AI technology might have on future songwriters.
“I’m definitely worried about the songwriting aspect of it, and you know, kids, like, learning, kids, like, sitting down and learning how to write and how to create … They have a tool that does it for them, I don’t know if that’s going to happen, that’s what I worry about,” he explained.
Ramsey added, “I’m sure they’re gonna think of more creative ways to use it than we would… Hopefully it just becomes another, like, tape recorder or something.”
Other country stars have shared their thoughts on what AI could mean for the music industry. Movieguide® previously reported:
Country singers and songwriters are the latest to speak out against the growing popularity of AI technology.
AI can be used to generate all kinds of artistic content, from digital paintings, to movie scripts, to song lyrics. However, many of country music’s biggest stars don’t think they need to worry about competing with the technology.
“I would struggle to think something that couldn’t feel could really write a song, to make somebody else feel,” singer-songwriter Riley Green told Fox News Digital.
“Whiskey On You” singer Nate Smith echoed Green’s comments, saying, “I mean, the world’s always going to change. Anything’s going to happen. Nothing’s worth freaking out over, I think is the main thing. … Real country writers, I think, are going to be around forever.”
