RIAA chief discusses AI training, deepfakes, and music copyright
Original title: Hold up — I had a great time talking to the RIAA guy
The Decoder interview covers lawsuits, detection and labeling, and whether Spotify and YouTube would participate.
The Verge’s Decoder podcast features RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier on how record labels are responding to generative AI. The conversation covers training on creative work without permission, AI deepfakes, and whether bans could affect other expression. It also discusses how detection and labeling might work if large platforms such as Spotify and YouTube do not participate.
- Glazier leads the Recording Industry Association of America, which lobbies and files lawsuits.
- The discussion links current AI disputes to the earlier Napster copyright fights.
- Labeling is described as dependent on participation by major platforms.
- No new lawsuit, statute, or enforcement action is announced in the item.
From the original article
16 min read at theverge.com
Today, I’m talking with Mitch Glazier, who is CEO and chairman of the RIAA. This conversation was a real full-circle moment for me: I was in college when Napster hit, and the RIAA became everyone’s villain for suing kids for downloading music.
By Nilay Patel · theverge.com
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