Nick Cave admit his view of artificial intelligence as an artistic tool has begun to shift
The 66-year-old singer-songwriter and frontman of The Bad Seeds has long been a vocal critic of artificial intelligence. He previously described the technology as 'unbelievably disturbing' and warned of a 'humiliating effect' on the creative industries.
But he confessed his view has changed after seeing a new AI-powered video made to mark the 40th anniversary of his song Tupelo.
Writing on The Red Hand Files platform , he said: 'As I watched Andrew's surreal little film, I felt my view of AI as an artistic device soften.
'To some extent, my mind was changed.'
The video he was referring to was created by 56-year-old filmmaker Andrew Dominik, and used AI to animate still archival images.
Tupelo is a 1985 single he has performed 'at nearly every Bad Seeds concert since it was first written'. The track depicts the mythic birth of Elvis Presley during a storm in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Nick added on The Red Hand Files he was initially sceptical when he learned AI had been used to create the video that has gone with it.
Filmmaker Andrew has previously collaborated with Nick on the 2016 documentary One More Time With Feeling and the 2022 film This Much I Know to Be True.
Nick added in his online post he found the video 'an extraordinarily profound interpretation of the song – a soulful, moving, and entirely original retelling of Tupelo, rich in mythos and a touching tribute to the great Elvis Presley, as well as to the song itself'.
He also said the AI-animated images of Elvis 'had an uncanny quality, as if he had been raised from the dead, and the crucifixion-resurrection images at the end were both shocking and deeply affecting'.
In January 2023, Nick publicly condemned ChatGPT, telling fans on his blog The Red Hand Files it should 'f*** off and leave songwriting alone'.
He added at the time: 'I feel sad about it, disappointed that there are smart people out there that actually think the artistic act is so mundane that it can be replicated by a machine.'
Nick also received multiple fan submissions of ChatGPT-generated lyrics written 'in the style of Nick Cave' were ones he viewed as 'bulls***' and 'a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human'.
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Writing on The Red Hand Files platform , he said: "As I watched Andrew's surreal little film, I felt my view of AI as an artistic device soften. "To some extent, my mind was changed." The video he was referring to was created by 56-year-old filmmaker Andrew Dominik, and used AI to animate still archival images. Tupelo is a 1985 single he has performed "at nearly every Bad Seeds concert since it was first written". The track depicts the mythic birth of Elvis Presley during a storm in Tupelo, Mississippi. Cave added on The Red Hand Files he was initially sceptical when he learned AI had been used to create the video that has gone with it. Filmmaker Dominik has previously collaborated with Cave on the 2016 documentary One More Time With Feeling and the 2022 film This Much I Know to Be True. 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"It is becoming increasingly clear that further government intervention will be required to ensure that productivity benefits arising from the use of AI filter down and are shared with Australian workers," she said. A Senate inquiry into adopting AI recommended a dedicated law to regulate the technology last year, and a consultation into mandatory AI guardrails attracted record submissions, UNSW AI Institute chief scientist Toby Walsh said. Changing attitudes towards AI in the US and a change of minister had delayed AI regulations, he said, but the issue could not be ignored. "There's definitely a public appetite for it and when there's a public appetite, politicians do move," Professor Walsh said. "There's clearly significant public concerns around AI and the impacts it will have on jobs and different aspects of our lives so the pressure will surely be mounting on politicians to do something." 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The media union surveyed more than 730 workers in creative industries, such as television, radio and film production, news media, art and music. More than two in three (69 per cent) revealed they strongly agreed with calls for government intervention to regulate AI tools, and three in four (78 per cent) strongly agreed tech firms should pay for the work they used to train AI models. Misinformation ranked as the top AI concern for respondents, followed by the loss of human creativity, the theft of work, and a lack of transparency about the technology. The study highlighted serious and widespread concerns, MEAA chief executive Erin Madeley said, and followed a number of examples in which AI had been misused. "We know that Australian voices, music and artwork have been scraped and faked, that ChatGPT is substituting the work of journalists, and that AI-generated clone hosts have been used for radio programs with no disclosure to audiences," she said. "This amounts to unsanctioned, unregulated and untaxed mining Australia's creative resources." The study also found more than half of those surveyed did not know if their work had been used to train AI, and only three per cent had consented to its use and been compensated for their work. While AI was expected to become a major focus at the government's Economic Reform Roundtable in August, Ms Madeley said the talks should also centre on appropriate safeguards for employees. "It is becoming increasingly clear that further government intervention will be required to ensure that productivity benefits arising from the use of AI filter down and are shared with Australian workers," she said. A Senate inquiry into adopting AI recommended a dedicated law to regulate the technology last year, and a consultation into mandatory AI guardrails attracted record submissions, UNSW AI Institute chief scientist Toby Walsh said. Changing attitudes towards AI in the US and a change of minister had delayed AI regulations, he said, but the issue could not be ignored. "There's definitely a public appetite for it and when there's a public appetite, politicians do move," Professor Walsh said. "There's clearly significant public concerns around AI and the impacts it will have on jobs and different aspects of our lives so the pressure will surely be mounting on politicians to do something." Most creative workers want the government to intervene in the unrestricted use of artificial intelligence software, a study has found, and more than half are "extremely concerned" about use of the technology and its impact on jobs. Actors, musicians, crew members and journalists expressed concerns in a study released by the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance on Wednesday, which also found many were unaware whether their work had been used to train generative AI models. 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