Coin World reported:
On Friday, legendary singer “We’re not Gonna Take It” expressed skepticism about the rock abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in an interview with Fox News Digital. Despite this, he said, “It’s too scary, it replaces everyone.”
At the time Snider made these comments, AI music generation models had already swept the music industry. While AI allows long-deceased rock singers and actors to potentially regain fame, the music industry is fighting back against the use of copyrighted music in AI models.
Snider said, “Although these AI models are powerful, they lack the physical presence known to rock stars.”
Snider said, “What I excel at, and I think AI cannot replace this – they can’t replace the physical work.” Snider said, “Physical labor, as a lead singer, is erratic, establishing connections with the audience, and so on.”
He acknowledged that AI could destroy the job market but reiterated his viewpoint that physical jobs are less threatened.
“If you’re not a blue-collar worker, they’ll take away everyone’s jobs,” he told Fox. “Blue-collar workers, you have the plumbing, you’re making things – they can’t do that, they don’t have hands.”
However, developers of modern AI and robotics technologies may overturn Snider’s prediction as they are heavily involved in developing humanoid robots designed for human spaces. These include Tesla’s deployed Optimus robot, OpenAI-supported 1X’s NEO robot, and Hanson Robotics’ Sophia and Desdemona robots.
Meanwhile, SingularityNET, a blockchain and AI developer founded by Dr. Ben Goertzel, is dedicated to building synthetic beings specifically designed to interact with and even sing with humans.
While generative AI may have a more direct impact on white-collar jobs, factories and assembly lines have already replaced workers with robots for decades, and the current labor shortage is driving more people to adopt this practice.
In March of this year, Mercedes-Benz announced the inclusion of artificial intelligence technology from Austin-based Apptronic in its assembly line robots. That same month, robotics startup Figure showcased its first humanoid robot, Figure 01, which uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology and is capable of real-time conversation while performing physical tasks.
Although Snider seems to believe that AI will not soon replace human rock stars, he holds a pessimistic view of the future.
He concluded, “I’m glad I’ll be dead before the shit really hits the fan.”
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
