Nadeene PSA

Protecting the Heart of Music

Week 2:

Brainstorming

• How much do voice actors get paid?
• How hard to singers/artists work for their music?
• Do most people care about their favorite artists potentially using AI?
• Is AI impacting the job industry more positively or negatively?
• What is the difference between Vocaloid and normal singing AI?
• Are art majored professions getting impacted the most?

Topics

• How is AI affecting the creative industry?
• What are people’s reactions to AI being used to possibly take over their jobs?
• Possible unemployment of millions because of AI
• AI art vs manmade art

AI Articles

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-ai-generated-music.html

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/358201/how-does-ai-music-work-benefits-creativity-production-spotify

https://news.ohio.edu/news/2024/04/how-ai-transforming-creative-economy-music-industry

Week 3:

Version 1: My Writing

First of all, everybody loves listening to music. We also love to appreciate both music and said artist/s that created it, although teenagers are who seem to resonate with it the most. However, as AI starts to develop further and faster, it begins to be able to replicate human voices. Eventually, AI could get so developed that the difference between them and humans could be indecipherable. This jeopardizes artists and puts their careers and passions at risk. If AI begins to take their voices. Be sure to acknowledge and appreciate your favorite artists, while not supporting AI voices. This is now a battle on AI versus music artists. Be sure to root for the artists!

Be sure to acknowledge and appreciate your favorite artists so they can continue making music that you love – don’t support AI voices. Remember: root for the artists!

Version 2: ChatGPT #1

Prompt: Please rewrite this PSA for an elementary schooler.

ChatGPT: Hey everyone! We all love listening to music, and it’s super fun to sing along to our favorite songs by our favorite artists. But guess what? With new technology called AI (which stands for artificial intelligence), computers are getting so smart that they can almost sound like real people! This could make it hard to tell the difference between a real singer and a computer voice. If this keeps happening, it might be tough for real artists to keep making the music we love. So let’s make sure to support our favorite singers and musicians, not the computer voices. Let’s cheer on real artists and their amazing talents!

OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (October 2024 version). https://chat.openai.com

Version 2: ChatGPT #2

Prompt: Please rewrite this PSA for an English scholar.

ChatGPT: Music resonates universally, yet it holds a unique allure for the youth, particularly teenagers who often form deep connections with both the art and the artists behind it. However, as artificial intelligence (AI) advances at an unprecedented pace, it has gained the capacity to mimic human voices with remarkable fidelity. This progression foreshadows a potential era where distinguishing between authentic human vocals and AI-generated imitations could become nearly impossible. Such a scenario threatens not only the careers but also the creative integrity and passions of dedicated artists if their unique voices can be easily replicated by AI. As enthusiasts and appreciators of music, we must consciously support genuine artistry, valuing the irreplaceable essence of the artists we admire over artificial reproductions. In the unfolding narrative of AI versus human creators, may we rally in favor of those who imbue their voices with life and meaning.

OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT (October 2024 version). https://chat.openai.com

Comparison Essay:

For my essay, I wanted to write about something that practically the entire younger generation is being affected by/going through right now, which is the use of AI in certain scenarios like singing. When asked about the topic of AI in music, Sergi (2023) states, “Human singers have the ability to convey a wide range of emotions and add their own unique style to their music. They have the creativity and experience to interpret lyrics and to give them their own style. Music made with A.I. may be good, but it will never be the same as music sung by a good pop star.” Moreover, although some versions of AI voicing is being used as a joke, in other instances people are making AI versions of artists perform songs without anybody’s consent. In one instance Josh Broadwell (2023) states, “Erica Lindbeck, popular video game voice actor known for her role as Futaba in Persona 5 and Jessie in Final Fantasy 7 Remake deleted her Twitter account following harassment over AI programs imitating voice actors.” The problem here being shown isn’t just about AI taking over artists’ voices, but rather the community not supporting these artists.

My two prompts for ChatGPT are meant to be practically opposites of each other to really emphasize the differences in wording and sentences in each one. I asked Version 2 to rewrite my PSA for an elementary schooler, and it did just that. One thing that I noticed is that it seemed very directed like a speech, as if it was really talking to somebody. Also, there were a lot of exclamation points to really direct and emphasize this PSA towards the elementary schoolers who would definitely listen if it was more enthusiastic. Although the topic was the exact same, it was worded into much simpler terms using uncomplicated words and phrases. Instead of using the word “indecipherable”, it used “hard to tell the difference”. It really does get the point across towards younger children this way.

Despite the fact Version 3 is also the same topic, the words are very advanced and developed. First off, the paragraph itself is already much longer than Version 2’s paragraph, which is most likely because it used better words more suited for older students and scholars. One main difference between both versions is although Version 2 seems as if it is talking to somebody or a group of people directly, Version 3 seems less directed at anybody but more omniscient. Also, there isn’t a single exclamation point, as those seemed more directed towards the younger generation. However, the fluidity of the sentences are very apparent, especially in “As enthusiasts and appreciators of music”, which efficiently shifts the perspective and directs it to the person reading it. One thing to mention is the intended audience for Version 3 can understand Version 2, but the same can’t be said for the other way around.

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Broadwell, J. (2023) “Persona 5 Voice Actor Leaves Twitter after Harassment over AI.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, ftw.usatoday.com/2023/07/persona-5-voice-actor-erica-lindbeck-ai-harassment.

Network, The Learning. (2023) “What Students Are Saying About A.I.-Generated Music.” The New York Times, The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-ai-generated-music.html.

New PSA:

First of all, everybody loves listening to music. We also love to appreciate both music and said artist/s that created it, although teenagers are who seem to resonate with it the most. However, as AI starts to develop further and faster, it begins to be able to replicate human voices. Eventually, AI could get so developed that the difference between them and humans could be indecipherable.

Such a scenario threatens not only the careers but also the creative integrity and passions of dedicated artists if their unique voices can be easily replicated by AI. As enthusiasts and appreciators of music, be sure to acknowledge and appreciate your favorite artists so they can continue making music that you love – don’t support AI voices. Remember: root for the artists!

Week 4/5:

Reflection Essay:

I honestly thought this project was not terribly hard. It made me more aware on my thoughts regarding AI. Some parts got me stuck, but I was able to get through them. Because I did a little at a time, I first was able to split this project into separate parts as well as fully take in the information regarding AI.

Honestly, the hardest part was writing the PSA itself. Before this project, I could not tell you what a PSA is or what it stands for, so I had a lot to learn. After we talked about the project, I then thought a PSA was like a poster or video telling people what and what not to do. I did not know how to make it into an essay at all. so that definitely was the hardest part of the project.

I used multiple devices at once to complete this project. For example, I’d have OpenLab open on my iPad while I had ChatGPT open on my phone, so I could look through both applications simultaneously. Unfortunately, my laptop suddenly broke when I was starting my project, so that made things harder, such as typing on the iPad keyboard for my essay. That could be a trouble I had during this. As for applications and websites, I used ChatGPT, of course. I also used PurdueOwl to help me with my citations. To write my essay, I didn’t write it in Google Docs and transferred it; I wrote everything right to OpenLab.

As for the PSA itself, I struggled a little bit. I was wondering whether to do voice actors or artists being affected by AI, but I settled for artists because I felt that people my age would understand that better. Then came the call to action, which stumped me as well because I was wondering what teens as fans could do to help stop the AI takeover in the music industry. My call to action is something along the lines of “root for the artists”, which is something we fans already do, so I’m still on the fence about that.

I’d think that if I had extra time for this, I’d definitely look more into ChatGPT and possibly making different prompts that would help me with my PSA. I know the english scholar prompt does help, but it seems too vague, and I feel like I should have asked for a more specific prompt.

As for my references and citations, I think because articles regarding the music industry and AI isn’t common but aren’t rare either, I could have gotten more citations to further prove my point and push my PSA.

Ultimately, I think I could have done better, but I do like how my PSA turned out. Whether it is my topic, call to action, AI prompts, I’d like to think I did well. As for what I’ve learned, I know that AI has pros and cons to it. The con is of course, being my PSA and how AI is taking over the music industry. However, I’ve learned about more pros to it, such as using ChatGPT to rewrite my PSA in different prompts really did help me because of how much I learned regarding things like sentencing and phrasing. I believe that AI should be used to help people with their passions, not take over them completely.

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