Political Analysis and Global Affairs

  When pop legend Tina Arena first heard an AI-generated version of her own singing voice, she called it what many artists are now saying out loud: “It’s daylight robbery. It’s theft.” Her words echo a growing fear across creative industries — that the very essence of human expression is being cloned, commodified, and sold without consent. Musicians: Voices Without Consent From Drake to Grimes to Tina Arena, AI systems are cloning vocals within hours, producing new songs that sound nearly indistinguishable from the originals. In 2023, a viral AI track called Heart on My Sleeve mimicked Drake and The Weeknd so convincingly it racked up millions of streams before being taken down. Grimes took a different approach, openly licensing her voice to AI projects in exchange for royalties — but only because she wanted a choice in the matter. Most artists don’t get that choice. Their voices, melodies, and decades of work are fed into algorithms without permission. Authors: Bo...