Tut Tut Child

@forestknot @Nkingsleymusic. Music producer and composer based in London. contact: [email protected]

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

“Too Tired To Sleep” feat @AugustusGhost. Out now.

Listen on all platforms: https://t.co/2htbH28WoH

[Adam Neely @its_adamneely]

Lead investor of Suno confirming that people who use Suno stop listening to all music that they don't create themselves on-app.

Commercial genAI creates cultural isolation, sold to consumers as "personalization."

[Black Tiger Sex Machine @OfficialBTSM]

I'm going to repeat this because I feel some people don't fully grasp the insanity of gen Al at the moment. 60,000 songs per day made by Al are being distributed on streaming platforms; that's roughly 40% of ALL songs being distributed. SO, it's not just about making authentic art anymore, we also have to resist. We need legislature soon. At this pace, even the best, most authentic art will be so diluted in a sea of Al slop, that we won't be able to find it. That's the real issue. Human art ❤️

[illy bocean @IllyBocean]

Perfectly sums up the AI evangelist problem at large: “I want to be seen and valued as a ‘creative’ person, but I don’t actually want to learn and practice a craft. This creates a resentment that must be resolved, but without me having to do the work.”

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

I agree with @matthewclifford on a lot of his proposals in the UK's AI Opportunities Action Plan, released today. But his recommendation to reform copyright law is based on misunderstandings, will be terrible for the creative industries, and is unnecessary to the aim of making the UK a leader in AI.

- Matt repeats the mistaken claim that there is uncertainty around current UK copyright law. There is no uncertainty: commercial generative AI training on ©️ work without a licence is illegal.

- He says the current position is hindering the growth of our creative industries. But the creative industries say the opposite. They are united in their opposition to the government's proposals to change copyright law.

- He says the EU's approach (where creators have to opt out of gen AI training) gives rights holders control over how their work is used. But it doesn't: opt-out schemes can't be used to successfully opt out of training, and they are hugely unfair to creators. We should not emulate this poorly thought through approach.

- He says we must reform ©️ law to compete in AI. This is not the case. We can be a leader in AI without throwing the creative industries under the bus. We should strive to be the home of responsible AI, rather than legalising theft to appease AI companies.

Unfortunately, the @UKLabour government has already agreed to implement Matt's proposal, i.e. to upend copyright law to favour AI companies. It seems the consultation on AI & copyright, which is still ongoing, has some key context no one was aware of: the government has already made its decision, and copyright law will be changed.

It's incredibly sad to see @UKLabour listen to tech CEOs and VCs over the country's creators. It should hear and seriously consider everyone's views. As it is, it is about to hand the life's work of the country's creators to AI companies, for free, so that the AI companies can outcompete them. It is, quite simply, going to legalise theft.

Read the Action Plan here: https://t.co/vNuauF5t31

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

We need as many creators to respond to the UK’s consultation on AI & Copyright as possible. If you want to respond, here are some draft answers you can copy & modify.

I’ve heard lots of people say the 50 questions full of technical terms are confusing, so hopefully this helps.

If you can, take the time to rewrite so that it fully reflects your own thoughts.

Link to the consultation questionnaire is in the doc.

https://t.co/OXR2dZIikP

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

It's very rare I post here nowadays, but this is incredibly important. If you are a creative in any form in the UK I implore you to follow the links provided here and fight against the governments heinous proposal to change copyright law to only benefit AI companies

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. If you're in the UK, here's a template letter you can copy - https://t.co/c3pfbTndak - and you can find your local MP's details here - https://t.co/bPTOeVK6xt.

2. If you're a creator, email your representatives. Your publisher, record label, union - whoever represents you. Here's a second template letter you can copy - https://t.co/zEcP6tvuH5. You need to know your representatives are representing your views.

3. Respond to the consultation. You can do so by emailing [email protected]. If possible, write your own response, and go into all the detail you can. Feel free to use info / data I've prepared here - https://t.co/hbQE9f0Mm2.

4. Share these template letters with anyone you know. The more people get involved, the more the government will get the message that a broad copyright exception is the wrong path to be pursuing.

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And here's a summary of the government's proposal, and why I think it's so problematic:

- Broad new copyright exception for commercial generative AI training. AI companies will be able to train on British copyrighted work without a licence, even if the AI model is designed to compete with the creators whose work is trained on. This would make the UK one of the most punitive jurisdictions for creators in the world.
- Rights holders can 'reserve their rights', i.e. opt out. But opt-outs don't work (you can't successfully opt out downstream copies of your work), most creators miss the chance to opt-out, doing so is a huge admin burden, etc. AI companies should be getting opt-in consent - it's unfair to shift the burden to creators.
- AI companies must offer some level of transparency over their training data. This would be good if presented on its own, but it's much less helpful if you're packaging it up with a broad copyright exception that lets AI companies train on most of the UK's creative output with impunity.

The consultation on these proposals lasts for 10 weeks. Anyone who cares about this issue should do whatever they can to make their views known to government now - there will only be one chance.

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. If you're in the UK, here's a template letter you can copy - https://t.co/c3pfbTndak - and you can find your local MP's details here - https://t.co/bPTOeVK6xt.

2. If you're a creator, email your representatives. Your publisher, record label, union - whoever represents you. Here's a second template letter you can copy - https://t.co/zEcP6tvuH5. You need to know your representatives are representing your views.

3. Respond to the consultation. You can do so by emailing [email protected]. If possible, write your own response, and go into all the detail you can. Feel free to use info / data I've prepared here - https://t.co/hbQE9f0Mm2.

4. Share these template letters with anyone you know. The more people get involved, the more the government will get the message that a broad copyright exception is the wrong path to be pursuing.

--

And here's a summary of the government's proposal, and why I think it's so problematic:

- Broad new copyright exception for commercial generative AI training. AI companies will be able to train on British copyrighted work without a licence, even if the AI model is designed to compete with the creators whose work is trained on. This would make the UK one of the most punitive jurisdictions for creators in the world.
- Rights holders can 'reserve their rights', i.e. opt out. But opt-outs don't work (you can't successfully opt out downstream copies of your work), most creators miss the chance to opt-out, doing so is a huge admin burden, etc. AI companies should be getting opt-in consent - it's unfair to shift the burden to creators.
- AI companies must offer some level of transparency over their training data. This would be good if presented on its own, but it's much less helpful if you're packaging it up with a broad copyright exception that lets AI companies train on most of the UK's creative output with impunity.

The consultation on these proposals lasts for 10 weeks. Anyone who cares about this issue should do whatever they can to make their views known to government now - there will only be one chance.

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

@ednewtonrex I'm here to help if needed

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

@ednewtonrex Signed 🙏🙏

[Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) @RIAA]

@RIAA response to @udiomusic ⬇️

[Kristin Robinson @wordsbykristin]

🚨NEW: The majors have sued Suno and Udio for infringement "on an almost unimaginable scale."

This is a *major* turning point in AI music

The lawsuits arrive 4 days after I first reported the news the labels were seriously considering suing the startups
https://t.co/gkcZ0rKJrZ

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

Have tried 10 times over the last few days to opt out of Meta training on my data. Each time I get stuck in a loop or it errors out. Has anyone actually successfully managed to opt out?

[Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex]

Sony Music today sent a letter to 700 AI companies demanding to know whether they’ve used their music for training.

- They say they have “reason to believe” they have
- They say doing so constitutes copyright infringement
- They say they’re open to discussing licensing, and they provide email addresses for this
- They set a deadline of later this month for responses

Links to multiple articles about this below.

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

Surprise!! The first TTC single in over 3 years is out right now! I was lucky enough to work with the incredible @praersmusic on this song. It feels great to be releasing music as Tut Tut Child again, and there are plenty more singles to come.
Link in bio

[Eschero 🔥 Secret Rings’ Strongest Soldier @EscheroOfficial]

@convexitymusic @Haywyremusic @anomaliebeats @george_clinton @Bootsy_Collins @Eptic @Teminite @NoisestormMusic @TutTutChild @ChimeTunes @kero_dubstep @eupheemusic @BeutNoise @phononmusic @Monstercat @neversaydie @rushdownrecs @HalcyonLV Queen of Your Heart, Birds on the Wire, Fell Down, You Hide, Too Tired to Sleep, the entire EP he did with Augustus Ghost (Borderlines, this EP makes me SOB every time I hear it it’s so good)

Not to mention his Forest Knot project which is yet another level of mastery

[Eschero 🔥 Secret Rings’ Strongest Soldier @EscheroOfficial]

@convexitymusic @Haywyremusic @anomaliebeats @george_clinton @Bootsy_Collins @Eptic @Teminite @NoisestormMusic @TutTutChild @ChimeTunes @kero_dubstep @eupheemusic @BeutNoise @phononmusic @Monstercat @neversaydie @rushdownrecs @HalcyonLV Tut Tut Child deserves so much more respect, the dude did so much unique shit with bass music in the early days and then shifted to some of the most immaculate meldub and some of the most breathtaking ballads I’ve ever heard in my life

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

@EscheroOfficial @convexitymusic @Haywyremusic @anomaliebeats @george_clinton @Bootsy_Collins @Eptic @Teminite @NoisestormMusic @ChimeTunes @kero_dubstep @eupheemusic @BeutNoise @phononmusic @Monstercat @neversaydie @rushdownrecs @HalcyonLV Wow thank you so much. This really warms my heart to read ❤️

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

@ZuchiRadio Thank you so much ❤️

[ZuchiRadio || (Moved to other sites, check links) @ZuchiRadio]

The transition half way through is so damn good both in the song and the visuals. Over a decade and Tut Tut Child’s projects are still amazing me.

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

Stream everywhere here: https://t.co/koko17eIyy

[Tut Tut Child @TutTutChild]

Here's something a bit unexpected from me. I am 1/3 of punk band ​⁠"Schrödinger's Hat" and if you fancy checking out this video I filmed by gaffer-taping my phone to the back of my car then I would be eternally grateful
https://t.co/0OWA9skIfK