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Lil Wayne joined the conversation around artificial intelligence that has gripped Hollywood and the entertainment industry since the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
It was partly prompted by claims that actors’ likenesses could be replicated by the technology without their presence or permission.
However, when asked about a similar potential threat AI could pose to him and the music industry, the 40-year-old quickly shut down any possibilities of being replaced.
Speaking to Billboard yesterday, the rapper revealed he had recently been asked about his feelings on the topic, saying the person explained AI “could make a voice that sounds just like me”.
However, Lil Wayne argued: “But it’s not me, because I’m amazing. I’m like, is this AI thing going to be amazing too? Because I am naturally, organically amazing. I’m one of a kind.”
The Lollipop hitmaker, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., even went as far as to challenge the technology, saying he would love to see it try “duplicate this motherf***er”.
Later in the conversation, which was part of an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Lil Wayne admitted technology had changed the music industry as well as the genre.
Specifically talking about how the terminology around what it means to make a mixtape has changed, the rapper assured his fans that his personal mixtapes “won’t ever change”.
While many artists, in music and Hollywood alike, are cautious and fearful of what the near future holds for the entertainment industry, the father-of-one feels it is still heading in a good direction as he sees future hip-hop stars “being able to do anything”.
He explained: “I believe that that’s where the genre is headed: artists able to do everything — from singing to tapping into different emotions.”
Just last month the rapper candidly admitted that he struggles to remember the lyrics of certain songs from his decades-long career.
Speaking to the Rolling Stone, Wayne shared: “You could ask me (about) such and such song, I wouldn’t even know what we talking about.
“I believe that (God) blessed me with this amazing mind, but would not give (me) an amazing memory to remember this amazing s**t.”
