The musical group that replaces singers and musicians with artificial intelligence: “Is the food your robot makes not valid?”

The artificial intelligence It is breaking into our society at accelerated rates and in every corner, appearing even in the most unexpected, such as in the world of art or music. This has happened with a somewhat successful group called Las Nenas, which after a journalistic investigation has recognized that only the lyrics of their songs have a 100% human component behind them. A case that opens the debate on the limits of creativity, ethics and copyright in music.

Las Nenas has no real musicians or singers, although this group presented itself as composed of “Viviana, Claudia and Naiara”, something that they now also recognize as false in their statement. In their definition they talk about making songs “like those of the girl groups of the 50s and 60s and the dream pop of the 90s.” Now they confess that their intention using artificial intelligence “was never to deceive anyone, but rather to enjoy some songs that we started making as a game and we thought they were so good that we wanted to share them. “It always seemed like a funny thing to us, a curiosity.”

El Diario.es revealed that Las Nenas’ music was generated by artificial intelligence tools, although the group in its only statement explains that the lyrics are the work of human beings. The digital distributor Altafonte, which brought its music to platforms, immediately decided to remove them from its catalog after confirming the use of AI. Despite this setback, the group has announced a change of distributor and his songs are back on Spotify since December 18, also remaining available on Bandcamp.

Las Nenas: “It’s a game that got out of hand”

Las Nenas explain that their intention “was never to deceive anyone, but rather to enjoy some songs that we started making as a game and we thought they were so good that we wanted to share them.” They described their project as “a grace, a curiosity,” although they do not consider that music made by AI should replace that created by artists. They also acknowledge that the only two photos of the group were generated by artificial intelligence.

In their lines they also point out that they could have been presented as an “artistic performance” or an attempt to “troll the industry”, comparing themselves to Milli Vanilli or JT Leroy, but that was not their intention. They consider that the use of AI to make music “is not so different from that of arpeggiators or drum machines” and they wonder if “food made with a cooking robot is not also real.”

They also express concern about how major labels could use AI to create music similar to well-known artists without having to pay royalties and explain that they have turned down record and concert offers. «This was just a game that got a little out of hand, but if with a free application we have been able to make a group that (almost) seemed real, what can the big record labels do with algorithms trained to sound specifically like certain group or artist? Maybe the new Taylor Swift doesn’t exist, she’s simply an AI designed to make the perfect Taylor Swift song,” they add.

Now the group has taken a collaborative approach, inviting their audience to create their own Las Nenas songs using the Udio app, the same one they used. Thus, they provided detailed instructions and prompts for using the app and encouraged users to send their creations by email. According to the group, “Las Nenas stops being a unidirectional project and becomes a collaborative one.” In their statement, they conclude with a reflection: “Robots will not save you”, encouraging you to continue listening to music created by human beings.