Roger Daltrey has warned that Artificial Intelligence has the ability to “destroy” the music industry.
Speaking to broadcaster Shaun Keaveny, the Who lead singer who previously stated that smartphones and television were “brainwashing” and killing humanity, has insisted that AI bots do not have our “empathy”.
The growing prominence of artificial intelligence has sparked a major debate around the music industry, with former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel stating that its increasing use means that nobody’s job is safe in the world of music.
More on that here.
“destroy”
Speaking on the ‘Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind’ podcast, Daltrey feels that AI has the potential to “destroy” the music industry.
“The one thing I totally believe AI will never have, and it will be its downfall – it will never have empathy”, Daltrey said. “It’s going to destroy the music industry if we’re not careful… music is a different language, and we shouldn’t let AI control that”.
He continued, “That will always contain empathy, and AI can’t do that. I won’t ever believe, if AI can ever do empathy, then we are (done for.)”.
The musician had previously warned, “Once AI controls the Internet, we’ll be in trouble. People addicted to their iPhones will be brainwashed”.
“kill them”
Roger Daltrey was also quoted in another interview, where he spoke of his worries that an army of “robots” will destroy the world akin to James Cameron’s Terminator films.
“There’s enough people looking at their iPhone for eight hours a day, you don’t need machines to kill them”, he told the Daily Star. “You turn them round another way”.
Daltrey also called on humanity to stop watching television, as it “sucks up your life”.
“I watch people losing their lives down this thing a phone”, he added. “Life isn’t looking down – it’s about looking up”.
Back in January, Roger Daltrey announced that he would be stepping down as curator for the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs. Find out why here.
The Who were also added to the line up for this year’s Ravina Festival in the USA.
Roger Daltrey and his band are excited to be part of @raviniafestival's amazing lineup this summer! See you there! Tickets go on sale April 24! https://t.co/JTovrvsGwI pic.twitter.com/6ndMovy2jd
— The Who (@TheWho) March 14, 2024
