Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?
Music industry figures Fenix Flexin and Tyga are facing accusations of using generative AI to create songs after an AI-detection tool flagged their tracks. While the artists deny the claims, the incident highlights the growing debate over the authenticity of modern music production.
Why it matters
This case illustrates the increasing tension between creative artistry and the rise of generative AI in the entertainment industry.
Officially released in June, it currently sits at #58 in the Billboard Hot 100 and has a music video with 7 million views. Lyrically, it’s got everything you’d want: boasts about cash and jewelry, and bars that work as a double entendre for braggadocio and depression.
But there are two interesting twists to “Rubberz.” First, it isn’t a rap song at all; it’s a synth-pop tune that would be at home in a moody ‘80s playlist. Also, since it dropped, it’s been the focus of accusations that it was completely or partially AI-generated.
The argument reached a peak this weekend after an independent music producer claimed he’d figured out not only how Fenix had made “Rubberz,” but that the rapper’s labelmate, Tyga, also seems to have used a little-known generative AI music app to create some ‘80s-themed tunes of his own.
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