
Ugandan singer Tracy Melon has criticised individuals creating AI versions of artists' songs and uploading them to music streaming platforms, urging them to stop the practice, which she described as unfair. According to MBU, Melon argued that musicians invest their hearts, time, money and energy into recording music, only to find artificial copies of their work circulating online without their consent.
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