Billboard On The Record How Artists Can Shape AI Before It Shapes Them w/ Imogen Heap
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Nov 20, 2025 Musical innovator Imogen Heap, a Grammy-winning singer and technologist, discusses the intersection of music and AI. She explores how generative AI is transforming creativity, emphasizing the importance of better metadata to ensure human contributions are recognized. Heap shares her vision for AI Mojin and her groundbreaking Mi.Mu gloves, designed to enhance live performances. With a focus on democratizing music creation, she reflects on the challenges artists face in a flood of content and the need for clearer industry standards as AI becomes the norm.
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Build A Verified Identity Layer
- We need a verified identity and metadata layer to show who contributed to a work.
- Building this bedrock will clarify human input before AI is normalized in music.
Mistaking Human Work For AI
- Imogen mistook a human artist for AI-generated work and apologized after discovering the creator.
- This shows how blurred lines already are between human and AI-produced music.
Log Your Process And Save Stems
- Record and log your creative process so you can prove what you did and what AI did.
- Keep documented stems and sessions to defend authorship and transparency.