Musicians Marc Ribot and Tift Merritt Join to Discuss the Growing Tension Between AI and Musicians’ Rights

On March 17, Grammy-nominated artist Tift Merritt and renowned guitarist and composer Marc Ribot came together at Duke’s Periodic Tables, hosted by Science & Society, to discuss the threats that AI-generated music poses to musicians today. Both artists have spent years advocating for musicians’ rights–Ribot as a member of the Music Workers Alliance and Merritt through her work with the Human Artistry Campaign. While advocacy for this, often underrepresented, group of creatives has always been important, the rapid rise of AI-generated music makes ensuring their voices are heard more urgent than ever.

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