¿La música hecha con inteligencia artificial es un robo?

¿La música hecha con inteligencia artificial es un robo?

Hace poco hablé con otro músico sobre la música generada por IA. El tipo tenía sus ideas tan claras que ni quiso escuchar cuando intenté decirle que sería bueno mirar el tema con una mente más abierta. Su respuesta era siempre la misma:la música hecha con IA es un robo.

Al principio pensé vamos, hombre, pero después me di cuenta de que yo sería igual de cerrado si no dejo que los demás tengan su propia opinión.De eso se trata todo esto: poder hablar, compartir ideas, apoyarnos mutuamente y tratar de entender lo que nos espera.

Pero la pregunta sigue en el aire:¿es la música generada con IA un robo?

No hay una respuesta simple

Hoy en día este tema se debate por todas partes: en redes sociales, en cafés, en estudios. Y entiendo bien los dos lados.

Imagínate: llevas dos meses trabajando en una canción, cuidando cada detalle, puliendo el sonido, y al fin está lista. Un mes después, alguien genera con IA una canción muy parecida en un minuto – y aparece en una plataforma.Pues claro que jode.

Pero por otro lado, eso podría pasar sin IA también. Alguien podría crear algo similar sin querer – o copiar tu idea a propósito.Y seamos sinceros: ¿no está toda la música influenciada por algo?

¿Y los covers, los samples y los tributos?

Pensemos en bandas tributo o grupos que hacen versiones y ganan dinero con canciones ajenas. ¿Eso también es robar?

¿Y los samples? Un buen sample de batería puede sonar en decenas de canciones. Un mismo bajo funky puede aparecer en muchos temas distintos.Si son samples legales, entonces ¿dónde está el límite de lo que se considera copiar?

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What about covers, samples and tributes?

Think about cover bands or tribute artists who profit from other people’s songs. Is that stealing?

Or samples – a great drum sample might appear in dozens of tracks. The same funky bassline could show up in many songs.If they’re legally purchased samples, what does “copying” even mean anymore?

How does AI learn – and from what?

AI doesn’t just “listen” to a specific track and steal it. It learns from massive amounts of data. It’s hard to draw a straight line to a single song.

Sure, it feels unfair when you’ve poured in time, emotion, sweat and blood – and someone else clicks a button and gets something similar.

But honestly… AI-generated music often still lacks something. Emotion. Fire. Passion.And when a song is created the real way, you hear it. Especially when it’s mixed well – those small nuances and details bring the real magic.

Who owns a song created by AI?

Let’s use a pizza analogy.

If I order a pizza with everything on it and it’s delivered to my door, that doesn’t make me a chef. I just told someone what I wanted, and they made it. But if I make the pizza myself at home – pick the ingredients, knead the dough, bake it with love – that’s something else entirely.

AI can be like a pizza shop cook: if it’s mass-produced, sometimes there’s a stray hair or two in the mix. But if you create the music yourself from scratch, it has your voice, your sound – and most importantly, your soul.

I’m not for or against AI – I’m just in it

I’m not here to defend or attack AI – and maybe that’s exactly why I’m doing both. It’s still partly unfamiliar to me too, but I want to get the most out of it.I don’t want to be left behind when the world moves forward – especially if others are already making AI music, dropping prices, and flooding the field.

What matters is that we keep asking questions and having conversations.

Creativity won’t disappear – but refusing to look forward can be risky

Back to that earlier conversation: we were talking about AI tools that help with composing. My friend said that’s not creative at all.

And that’s the point where I hope no one ends up –first we fear it, then we deny it, and finally we pretend it doesn’t exist.

But by the time we wake up, it might be too late – not just for music, but for everything.

The world has always changed. And if you’re not willing to change with it –could that be the real danger?

To end on this:

Let’s be afraid together. Let’s reflect together. And let’s support each other.

We’ll figure out this AI thing.A little more conversation, a little less finger pointing.

If you haven’t read the previous post yet, go check it out: Where does AI affect music without us noticing?

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