The future has arrived and Roger Daltrey believes current advancements in artificial intelligence could ‘ruin’ the music industry.
AI has already sparked worry among artists due to concern over their voices being copied for covers on TikTok among other broader issues.
The Who frontman is always open about sharing his thoughts, as he previously revealed he sees ‘no reason’ to release new albums and hinted at retiring as he says he is not scared of dying.
He then stated that smartphones and TV are ‘brainwashing’ us all and harming humanity as screens become more integrated into our lives.
Roger has now turned his attention to AI, but said he is comforted by the fact that its inability to feel empathy will be the downfall of the technology.
Speaking on Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind podcast, the 80-year-old legend said: ‘It’s going to ruin the music industry if we’re not careful… music is a different language, and we shouldn’t let AI control that.’
He continued: ‘That will always contain empathy, and AI can’t do that. I won’t ever believe, if AI can ever do empathy, then we are (done for.)’
The Pinball Wizard icon has made his dislike for modern technology very clear as he told the Daily Star he is scared that armies of ‘robots’ will take over the world, inspired by Terminator.
‘Once AI controls the Internet, we’ll be in trouble. People addicted to their iPhones will be brainwashed,’ Roger has warned.
The My Generation singer added: ‘There’s enough people looking at their iPhone for eight hours a day, you don’t need machines to kill them.
‘You turn them round another way.’
Technology isn’t the only thing upsetting Roger as he called sitting down ‘the new cancer’, urging humanity to ditch TV as it ‘sucks up your life’.
‘I watch people losing their lives down this thing a phone,’ he added. ‘Life isn’t looking down – it’s about looking up.’
Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind is available on Global Player and all other available podcast platforms.
