composer Kumi Taniokaknown for her work in the series final fantasy crystal chroniclesreports that there is an album on the major streaming platform that he did not create, but that is named after him. The case was later confirmed by the Digital Sonic Design label, which confirmed that the record was entirely produced by artificial intelligence.
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The album is titled A village built by the windappearing on multiple streaming services this month, lists Tanioka as its author. She worked at Square Enix for over a decade before embarking on a solo career and noticed the article and reported it via her official X account.
In the message, accompanied by a screenshot of the album, Tanioka expressed surprise at the news and wondered whether it was a case of the same name or the same name. Artificial Intelligence Generated Content. However, he also clearly clarified that this album is not his work: “In any case, this album is not made by me. You can regard it as someone else’s album.”
For the “Trails in the Sky” series, GungHo will not use AI for localization: “This level of detail still requires human judgment.”
The problem is made even more apparent by the way streaming services present content. In fact, on platforms such as Spotify, “Wind Village” appears alongside Tanioka’s works, including those related to the “Final Fantasy” series. As a result, distracted listeners could easily mistake it for the composer’s new official work.
A few hours later, Digital Sonic Design, the record label that publishes some of Tanioka’s music, intervened. Company inspection passed YouTube Music This album was actually entirely generated through artificial intelligence. According to the label, the material does not infringe Tanioka’s copyright, but its attribution is still an issue because it could cause confusion.
Digital Sonic Design said: “It appears that someone exploited a technical vulnerability in the streaming service’s system” and requested that the platform Take more effective response measures to prevent similar incidents from happening.
