AI-Generated Heavy Metal Band Sparks Debate Over Copyright and Emotional Connection in Music

Frostbite Orckings is a popular heavy metal band created by AI from Musical Bits, founded by Stefan Schmidt who has AI and music background.
Musical Bits built custom "Creativity Layers" AI models trained on genres like metal to generate parts of songs like melodies, lyrics.
Musical Bits claims Frostbite Orckings songs are original, but AI models replicating existing songs raises copyright concerns.
Experts say Frostbite Orckings' music fools people into thinking it's human-made, but question emotional connection without real personalities.
Musical Bits plans to release Frostbite Orckings' first AI-generated album in December and eventually sell AI music composition tools.

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