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RIAA chief executive Mitch Glazier says the music industry’s fight over AI feels different from the Napster era: artists, labels and fans are now rowing in a more similar direction. In The Verge’s Decoder interview, he argues that the balance between protecting creative work and enabling new uses matters, with the connection between artists and fans at its centre.

That is Glazier’s view, not a settled map of what AI means for music. But it puts a useful question on the table: can creators be paid without making it harder for people to make new things?

Discuss: Should AI music companies need permission from artists before training on their work, or would that give rights-holders too much power over new creative tools?

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