SZA has made public statements regarding the use of artificial intelligence in music. On Instagram Stories, she has been criticizing some artists for supporting AI in music.
She has shared an image on Instagram Stories showing her searching her name in an AI music database to find out whether her songs were being used to train AI models.
“Just checked, and music AI has trained off 238 of my songs. I’m certain some are unreleased. If you’re a musician and you support this degenerate shit? You’re disgusting, and there’s NOTHING YOU COULD EVER SAY TO ME TO MAKE THIS OKAY. I hope u have the life u deserve,” she writes.
This is not the first time she has made her feelings known towards AI. Last July, she criticized AI for its effects on minority communities.
“AI is killing and polluting Black and Brown cities. None of you care cause [you’re] codependent on a machine. Have a great life,” she said.
Some months later, she commented on a $3 million deal with the AI singer Xania Monet.
“Ion fw this either why devalue our music ??? Something tells me they wouldn’t do this with another genre,” she says.
In the same message, she asks her fans to avoid creating AI-generated images of her music.
“Hey I hate AI. If you fuck w me PLEASE don’t make any AI images of me or songs,” she writes. “Ppl and children are dying from the harm n pollution AI energy centers are creating. A stupid photo is not worth polluting and harming underserved communities. Thank you.”
