Legendary rocker admits to AI usage: ‘I don’t have a budget’
Rocker Rudy Sarzo is completely open when it comes to using artificial intelligence (AI) in music.
The 75-year-old bassist — who's worked with iconic artists including Ozzy Osbourne, White Snake, and Blue Öyster Cult — recently appeared on an episode of " Border City Rock Talk " following the release of his new single "Your Heart Is The Road."
Not only did Sarzo discuss how the song is in honor of his and his wife, Rebecca's, 42nd wedding anniversary, but how he leveraged AI software to help with its production.
"I come clean [about that]," Sarzo said, as transcribed by Blabbermouth . "There's even bands on the road that perform live with tracks, and they don't tell people that, 'Hey, we got tracks. Okay, everybody, we got tracks.
"And they don't do that. But I come clean. I say, 'Yeah, I use artificial intelligence. I don't have a budget. Who has a budget? I have a budget to go home, [spend] 10 grand and dump it in the studio for songs that [will be released independently to all the streaming services]."
The use of AI in the arts has become a very heated subject: Just a few days ago, Hasbro came under flack for reportedly including AI clauses in contracts for children actors.
"Technology should have taken over all the menial [expletive] work humans have to do, lightened our workload, and freeing up our lives, allowing us to learn and indulge in creativity," a Redditor stated .
"It seems that technology gets to learn and indulge in creativity and we, as a species, are left with an every-growing amount of [expletive] work to do."
Sarzo is current on tour with Quiet Riot. They're dropping by Warrendale, Pennsylvania, on July 5.
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