The Juno Awards say a controversial 香蕉视频直播渄eep fake香蕉视频直播� song featuring unauthorized sound-alike vocals of Drake and the Weeknd won香蕉视频直播檛 be eligible at next year香蕉视频直播檚 celebration of Canadian music.

The organization香蕉视频直播檚 president Allan Reid said that newly introduced 香蕉视频直播淎I Eligibility香蕉视频直播� rules lay out the basics of how artificial intelligence can be used in making songs 香蕉视频直播� and the popular mashup of the two famed Toronto singers doesn香蕉视频直播檛 meet the requirements.

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香蕉视频直播淭hat is not their voices; those are AI-generated voices.香蕉视频直播�

Before submissions for the 2024 Junos open on Monday, leadership has clarified that eligible recordings can use AI, but that it can香蕉视频直播檛 be the 香蕉视频直播渟ole or core component香蕉视频直播� of the project.

Exactly what that means is still up for some interpretation, Reid conceded. He described this as 香蕉视频直播渧ery much a learning year for us香蕉视频直播� with the established rules as 香蕉视频直播渁 baseline香蕉视频直播� to work from.

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The new criteria come as the music industry contends with a fast-evolving technology that香蕉视频直播檚 flooded the internet with 香蕉视频直播渄eep fake香蕉视频直播� songs which use computer-generated voices that mimic the real artists.

香蕉视频直播淗eart on My Sleeve,香蕉视频直播� a song created by a producer who calls himself Ghostwriter and who to Reid香蕉视频直播檚 understanding is not Canadian, rattled the music industry earlier this year with its convincing performances by fake versions of Drake and the Weeknd.

Its release led record industry giant Universal Music Group, distributor of both Canadian artists, to issue takedown notices to music streamers. They released a statement calling unauthorized AI-made songs 香蕉视频直播渁 breach of our agreements and a violation of copyright law,香蕉视频直播� while the Grammys recently clarified the song would not be eligible at its awards show.

However, not every case is unauthorized.

More recently, Vancouver-born musician Grimes issued voice-modelling software that allows fans to add her to their music, as long as they split the royalties with her.

Reid says both examples could lead to different outcomes at the Junos.

香蕉视频直播淗eart on My Sleeve香蕉视频直播� would香蕉视频直播檝e never been eligible for the awards, he said, since its creator isn香蕉视频直播檛 Canadian and neither vocalist was involved. The song also wasn香蕉视频直播檛 commercially released since it was unauthorized.

Grimes is a somewhat different case, he added. Her vocals are AI-created and therefore not technically real, which means they香蕉视频直播檙e not eligible. However, if the human producer who used her voice software is Canadian then the Junos would take 香蕉视频直播渁 deeper look香蕉视频直播� at the case.

Submission forms do not directly ask if AI technology was used in the creation, said Liz Morgante, senior manager of the academy香蕉视频直播檚 operations. However, any projects that raise questions will be reviewed by the Junos music advisory committees.

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The Juno Awards take place March 24, 2024 in Halifax.

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