In a New York Times interview with Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre frames generative AI as an accepted production tool, likening early resistance to the pushback against drum machines and synthesizers. He says AI is not a threat to creators who can make music.
Dr. Dre calls AI "a new tool for creativity" and says he is actively using it in his music work.
He rejects the idea that AI is an inherent threat, saying "the only people that see it as a threat are the people who have trouble creating."
Jimmy Iovine shares an optimistic view, noting many producers already use AI privately and predicting gifted artists will make better records with it.
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"I think the only people that see it as a threat are the people who have trouble creating," the superproducer said. Some people are afraid of learning new things." Dre also acknowledged that he is using AI in his own music, explaining that he views the technology "as a tool to see what it would do with what I just did." "I'm embracing it. alum also pushed back on the idea that AI is inherently a threat to musicians.
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Trending on Billboard Dr. Dre is sharing his thoughts on AI's growing role in music. In an interview with The New York Times alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy Iovine, the legendary rapper and producer called AI a "new tool for creativity" and said he doesn't see it "as a threat." Related AI, Music & Business:
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