SZA slams AI music use after discovering 238 of her songs were used for training models
SZA said the finding shows artists need consent and compensation as music companies and labels fight over AI training data.
- Singer-Songwriter SZA criticized AI music training after discovering 238 of her songs, including potential unreleased material, in datasets used to train AI models.
- The Atlantic debuted an AI detection tool last week, created by researcher Alex Reisner, which draws on datasets containing over 21 million songs.
- DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ reported her music was used in datasets, while producer Timbaland defended AI as offering 'more creativity' for creators.
- Major labels have sued AI companies Suno and Udio for using copyrighted songs without permission, as cases center on whether scraping art constitutes innovation or exploitation.
- SZA has previously urged fans to consider the environmental impact of data centers on Black and Brown communities, warning AI systems threaten creator control over cultural output.
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SZA Unleashes On Musicians Who Support 'Degenerate' AI Music: 'You're Disgusting'
MEGA SZA isn’t here for AI music or her fellow artists who support it. The “Snooze” singer unleashed on them in a new social media post, calling them “disgusting” for helping fuel the “degenerate” product. And this isn’t the first time she’s spoken out about the matter. In 2025, SZA, along with other mainstream artists, blasted an AI artist who signed a multimillion-dollar record deal. SZA Slams ‘Disgusting’ Musicians For Supporting ‘Degenerate’…
SZA does not want her music to be used to train AI models. "If you are a musician and you support this disgusting trash? Then you are despicable," the 37-year-old singer wrote on Instagram.
Artist SZA hates AI music. In an Instagram story, she calls the phenomenon "degenerate shit." She also thinks musicians who support AI are disgusting.
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