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