Celine Dion warns fans against “fake” AI-generated songs

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Celine Dion has warned fans against “fake” AI-generated songs circulating online.In a statement posted on Instagram yesterday (March 7), representatives for the ‘It’s All Coming Back To Me Now’ singer wrote: “It has come to our attention that unsanctioned, AI-generated music purporting to contain Celine Dion’s musical performances, and name and likeness, is currently circulating online and across various Digital Service Providers.”It continued: “Please be advised that these recordings are fake and not approved, and are not songs from her official discography.”Though they didn’t name any particular songs, an AI-generated cover of Dion singing the gospel song ‘Heal Me Lord’ was recently uploaded to YouTube and has amassed over one million views.A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)Dion has joined a multitude of musicians who have been coming out against AI in the past year.

In the UK in particular, artists have been protesting against the government’s proposed plans to alter the copyright law to allow AI developers full use of creators’ content on the internet if they are data or text mining to help develop their models.The proposals would give artists or creators a “rights reservation” to opt out, but has been criticised by many who believe it would be impossible for an individual to notify thousands of different AI service providers, or to monitor what has happened to their work across the entire internet.Recently, Queen’s Brian May spoke out about the government’s proposition and told the Daily Mail: “My fear is that it’s already too late – this theft has already been performed and is unstoppable, like so many incursions that the monstrously arrogant billionaire owners of Al and social media are making into our.