Nile Rodgers recently shared a snippet of his upcoming video for a new version of “The Christmas Song,” his 2020 charity collaboration with Rebecca Ferguson, proudly revealing it used AI, which fans took issue with. On Thursday, he defended his use of the technology. Earlier this week, he shared an “AI capture” of the project.
This is the start of the process. This AI capture was very thorough and I’m so excited about the finished project,” he wrote. It’s future time!” Shortly afterward, however, people began commenting on their disappointment with him using AI.
One person wrote in the IG comments, “There’s better way to preserve your legacy.” Rodgers responded, “Wait to you see it before you make judgement. You’re imagining the worst instead of imagining the best.” The person responded back: “I don’t have to imagine my friend, look what AI has done to art in general yet alone music. Promoting it in such a big way is not the way to go.” On Wednesday, Rodgers shared photo stills from the project, and the backlash continued.
I know a lot of children who are bedridden and ill. Their main form of entertainment is the iPad or other such devices. I produced ‘The Christmas Song’ to give them a little #joy during the holiday season.”He added: “We gave the #video a fun twist on the story line…and in the process expanded a new creative family for me.
Over the next few weeks while we finish this video I’ll show bits and pieces while we rush to get it ready by November 20. Peace, love, and good health for the holidays.” Trending Stories Appeals Court Says Lawsuit Over ‘The Pitt’ Can Proceed, Cites ‘Numerous’ Similarities to ‘ER’ Nicki Minaj Is Going Down With Trump’s Ship After Nearly Every Candidate She Backed Lost As Nicki Minaj Rallied for Trump's GOP, Her Lawyers Told Court She Still Owes Them $295,000 Bob Dylan Meets With Pope Leo XIV in a Private Audience Several commenters on his post from Wednesday took him to task for using generative AI as well. Rodgers defended its use, telling one commenter: “We created everything.
Mood boards, story boards and did it the same way we’d do a film. The AI did what we told it to do and we painstakingly created every second you’ll see on the screen… If this were a traditional film it would’ve cost about $100,000.” Rodgers told another commenter that “it’s somewhat hypocritical to say you’re anti AI and you’re using it all the time because it makes your life convenient,” he wrote. I’m very aware of the things they do when they have new tech that consumers like yourself adopt its usage.
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