AI-Generated Animation and Music exercise

Version 1.2

👨‍🏫 Introduction

Listen to these AI-generated songs:

• 🎵 Heart on my Sleeve (2023) — the fake Drake/Weeknd track that triggered the music industry's legal war on AI
• 🎵 Frozen and Barbie Girl — voice clones of Freddie Mercury and Johnny Cash
• 🎵 The Velvet Sundown (2025) — the AI "band" that racked up a million streaming listeners before anyone confirmed it wasn't human [link TBC]
• 🎵 Eleven Music (2025–26) — licensed AI collaborations with artists like Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel, made with permission [link TBC]

ℹ️ The first two examples were made without the artists' consent; the last was licensed. Between them lie the 2025 label settlements with Suno and Udio that now govern what AI music tools can legally do — including what you can download from their free tiers.

🤝 Activity

1. 📝 As individuals, complete the survey in #reference on ethical uses of AI-generated music and moving images.
2. 🗣 Discuss your answers in a group.
3. 📝 As individuals, change any answers in the survey based on your discussion.
4. 🗣 Discuss the results with the entire class.