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Briggs on AI Replacing Him: It Doesn't Know 'What a Lounge Room in Shepparton Smells Like'

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The Australian rapper says he doubts a generative AI tool could 'make a fake Briggs track'

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Australian rapper Briggs expressed skepticism about generative AI's capability to replicate his music, highlighting that AI lacks the nuanced understanding of local and cultural contexts such as 'what a lounge room in Shepparton smells like.' His comments were made during a panel discussion with creatives urging the Australian government to resist including exemptions for text and data mining in copyright law that could benefit AI models. This discussion is relevant to the global discourse on AI and intellectual property, illustrating the tension between technological advancement and the protection of creative works. While this represents an intersection of AI developments and intellectual property rights, it lacks depth in addressing broader existential or catastrophic risks related to AI.

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1:37Briggs on AI replacing him: it doesn't know 'what a lounge room in Shepparton smells like' – videoAustralian rapper Briggs, who was speaking on a panel of Australian creatives calling on the federal government not to adopt text and data mining exemptions from copyright law for generative AI models, was asked by independent senator David Pocock whether AI could currently make a fake Briggs track. 'I doubt it very much. I don't think AI at the moment understands what a lounge room in Shepparton, Victoria smells like. It is the innate human quality of the art,' he saidBriggs warns Australia will struggle to ‘get the genie back in the bottle’ if it doesn’t protect creatives from AI theftExplore more on these topicsArtificial intelligence (AI)Australian politicsMusic industryAustralian musicDavid PocockRapHip-hop