Australia’s musicians are the latest profession raising concerns over the rise of artificial intelligence.

Dobe Newton, president of the Australian Country Music Association, says there has been a global surge in AI-produced tracks, including in Australia.

At this year’s Golden Guitars, Newton claims judges suspected four tracks of having “no human involvement”, prompting the prestigious country music awards panel to issue a blanket ban on AI.

While the songs stood out to expert ears, studies suggest just 3 per cent of adults can actually tell the difference between an AI-generated song and the real deal.

Newton, who co-wrote the iconic lyrics of I Am Australian, admits there are “people in the industry who will be terrified by that prospect”. However, he believes the power lies with the artists and the fans, who want to create and listen to real music.

Country stars Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham are committed to recording songs the old-fashioned way.

Cunningham concedes there probably is a recipe to writing a hit song that AI will one day crack, but there will be “something lacking” and “something hollow about it”.

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