Eminem AI “Cat Rap” developer Grandayy has actually been smacked with a copyright strike versus his popular YouTube video which has actually now been removed.
Taking to Twitter on Sunday (April 2), the Maltese YouTuber published a letter from the video streaming platform validating the copyright strike submitted by Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), which signed Eminem to an around the world, special administration arrangement back in 2007.
“Universal Music Group just decided to copyright strike my AI Eminem Cat Rap video,” he tweeted along with a screenshot of the strike message. “Usually they just claim and monetize videos like this but they really wanted AI Eminem to be taken down for some reason.”
The copyright strike versus Grandayy’s channel might likewise subject him to account termination in the future. “To prevent that from happening, please don’t upload videos containing copyrighted content that you aren’t allowed to use,” YouTube passed on to him in its message.
Universal Music Group simply chose to copyright strike my AI Eminem Cat Rap video. Usually they simply declare and generate income from videos like this however they actually desired AI Eminem to be removed for some factor. pic.twitter.com/2ky4AYOf8U
— Dr Grandayy (@grandayy) April 2, 2023
The AI Slim Shady’s “Cat Rap” video has actually produced a great deal of commentary because its launching — a lot so that it was even featured on a February episode of the popular HBO talk show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Oliver, who consisted of the video in his bigger section about expert system, explained that the video was developed by providing ChatGPT the timely: “write an Eminem song about cats.” Oliver called the resultant video “stellar.”
“Cat Rap” likewise has a great deal of fans on Twitter, with lots of ending up being near-instant fans of the tune because hearing it on Oliver’s program. “Okay, the AI Eminem cat song from last week tonight is kind of a banger?” composed one fan.
Another included: “It’s beautiful: ChatGPT was asked to write Eminem-style lyrics about how he loves cats.”
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The Eminem “Cat Rap” debate is simply the latest AI hubbub in Hip Hop. While some AI treatments — like the AI entertainment of Will Smith’s notorious Oscars slap of Chris Rock — have actually been gathering a more favorable action, other artificially-created treatments have actually been dealing with some pushback.
On March 31, an AI-generated JAY-Z verse that has actually gone viral triggered issue from Young Guru, 9th Wonder and DJ Clark Kent, with Guru requiring the federal government to step in.
Hov’s respected engineer shared the digitally-generated vocals on his Instagram page on Friday (March 31), which sound almost equivalent to the Roc Nation magnate. That sufficed for Guru to sound the alarm bells for where AI is heading.
“I’ve been trying to tell everyone that this is where we are now with AI. For some reason this one got everyone’s attention. So what do we do. On one hand I’m well aware that you can’t stop technology. Once the genie is out of the box you can put him back in,” Guru composed on his Instagram page.
