A record label has shut down its rapper made by artificial intelligence after an activist group and social media users called it out for its “gross stereotypes.”
The AI, FN Meka, got its support from virtual music label Factory New and its co-founder Anthony Martini. FN Meka has a TikTok account with over 10 million followers depicting its human-voiced raps that base their tempo, chords and lyrics on AI, MusicBusinessWorldwide reported last year.
Capitol Records later “signed” the AI to its label and, in the words of its executive vice president of experiential marketing and business Ryan Ruden, deemed it a “preview of what’s to come” and the “intersection of music, technology and gaming.”
The label also released a single by FN Meka featuring rapper Gunna and professional e-sports player Clix.
The preview of what’s to come, however, ended with Capitol Records pulling the robot’s major-label plug.
Capitol Music Group, which has Capitol Records under its wing, announced it would cut ties with FN Meka on Tuesday, The New York Times reported.
The announcement came after social media users attacked the AI and its creators for its use of the N-word and its claims of brutality at the hands of the police.
