These within the music business are nonetheless determining how AI will have an effect on issues long run. It’s a difficulty related to virtually each musician within the enterprise not directly or one other, so it’s solely pure all of them have various takes on it.

Including his voice to the dialogue is Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who says whether or not AI is a constructive or destructive drive for the music business relies on person intention.

Saying synthetic intelligence is much like many innovations all through human historical past which have been used for each good and dangerous functions, Cantrell tells the Kerrang! In Dialog podcast: “We’re actually good at creating issues to make life probably higher, simpler, extra productive, however numerous the instances, numerous the instruments that we make for good get used for unwell functions too.

“AI is a type of issues as effectively. I take a look at it as a instrument. The rub is us, proper? I may take a hammer and I may bash your head in or I may construct a home for you.”

Just lately, Rooster, one among Alice In Chains’ greatest and heaviest grunge hits was transmuted into Yacht Rock utilizing AI. Not solely did the publish acquire the eye of Alice In Chains bassist, Mike Inez, who said his approval of the rework, however Cantrell has now echoed his bandmate’s sentiment within the Kerrang! interview.

“I assumed it was fairly humorous and fairly good, really,” Cantrell says. “I believe that it’s attainable for [AI] to vary and alter numerous issues about life, however I don’t suppose it may well exchange the human factor.”

Cantrell is unquestionably a musician much less inclined to be petrified of AI as Alice In Chains are nonetheless lively over 35 years after their formation. In 2022, William Duvall, the band’s rhythm guitarist, stated they’re engaged on their seventh album. Moreover, Cantrell simply launched a brand new solo album, I Need Blood, final month.