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\n\tEach time SZA<\/a> speaks out against AI, she seems to hate it even more than before. While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a recent Instagram Story, SZA shared that a search for her name in an AI music database revealed 238 songs were used for training, some of which are unreleased tracks. \u201cIf your a musician and you support this degenerate shit?\u201d she wrote. \u201cYour disgusting and there\u2019s NOTHING YOU COULD EVER SAY TO ME TO MAKE THIS OKAY. I hope u have the life u deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn a more pointed, though less public, post to her private Instagram account, SZA specifically called out the producer and Major Lazer member Diplo<\/a> for his role in perpetuating exploitation via AI. \u201clonno who needs to hear this but Diplo has equity in Suno and is actively attempting to train it on the best and brightest Black minds of writers and producers,\u201d she wrote. While he has no clear public ties to Suno, the Wall Street Journal <\/a><\/em>named Diplo as an investor in the billion-dollar AI startup Aaru in March. <\/p>\n \n\tSuno is one of the most-used generative-AI services<\/a> in the world. In 2024, three major record labels sued Suno and Udio, another music-based generative AI model, accusing them of \u201ctrampling the rights of copyright owners.\u201d In a legal response, Suno argued<\/a> that its use of copyrighted music to train its model is legal under fair-use doctrine. The service initially allowed users to craft songs from ChatGPT-style text prompts. Future updates tested the ability to upload videos or photos to inspire songs, in addition to using partial compositions, a cappella vocals, loops, and other audio uploads to create songs. <\/p>\n \n\tIn April, Diplo went viral for his comments on the allegedly unavoidable future of AI in music. \u201cIf you are a creative you need to adapt or just like give up and become an uber driver until everyone has a waymo,\u201d he wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cI know it\u2019s not cool or classy to speak like this but I\u2019m not gonna candy coat the future \u2013 it is what it is \u2026 AI will never suffer from bipolar disorder and autism like me and other creative people.\u201d <\/p>\n