Catholic artists warn songs of songs generated with artificial intelligence

The growing appearance of “Catholic” songs generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has aroused concern between musicians and producers that evangelize through art. Theological inaccuracies, the impact on new artists and the temptation to replace human work with automatic production are some of the most highlighted aspects.

Entire albums created by AI and without theological review

The renowned Argentine singer -songwriter Athens Venica He affirmed to ACI Prensa that what surprised him most to discover this type of productions is “that it was not simply some issues, but of complete albums, with striking titles and attractive images. And the most surprising thing was to see the millions of reproductions they have.”

However, he warns that these digital products entail a serious risk: “The songs are not composed of Catholic theology. I heard a video supposedly dedicated to the Virgin, and said: ‘Your light is not just from heaven, it is the way to infinity’. That type of font is very serious. For us, infinity does not mean anything in itself; what makes sense is the union with God. mean the opposite of what we believe. ”

The singer -songwriter stressed that “art is a form of properly human expression. It is not an expression of machines. Music made by artificial intelligence is an artificial production, we cannot say that it is art in full sense.”

Coincidentally, the Dominican singer Kairy Márquezbased in the United States, it considered that AI can become “of good use, but you have to be careful.” “If the purpose is only to create a lot of content without review, without putting a heart, it can cause chaos,” said Ewtn News.

Márquez explained that he knew the “Catholic virtual choir” channel, with thousands of subscribers on YouTube, which publishes songs daily: “The voices are impeccable, very beautiful, but the lyrics do not seem to have revision. I saw a video entitled Men’s fisherman, but it was not the song we know. It was evident that it was made to appear in search results, not to evangelize. voice, lyrics and music. ”

The singer warned that these types of products “can confuse those who just begin in faith, because they sound good, but the doctrine is not present. There is no one behind to produce with love, delicacy and effort, as the Lord deserves.”

The great challenge: evangelization is not a task of machines

For its part, the musical producer Juan Delgadofounder of the Via Cantus musical project, stressed that within the Catholic music industry “the songs created with AI are getting more and more.”

“As a producer, I can detect a particular texture in those songs, a very perfect frequency stability. In addition, when you review the channels, there is never one person behind, only graphics made with AI. There is no personal history, there is no testimony,” he told ACI Press.

Delgado made a clear distinction between the different uses of artificial intelligence: “There are fictional artists with fictitious songs created with AI, which is a barbarity. Then, artists who replace their own voice with AI, which is not very ethical. And finally, who use it as a tool in their creative process, which can be valid if it does not replace the identity or reality of the person.”

The producer insisted that the great challenge is not only a technician, but pastoral: “There is no pastoral or theological filter. We are leaving the AI ​​to do an evangelizing job that corresponds to us, the Christians. We are we called them to go out to testify, not the machines.”

Athenas also stressed this spiritual dimension by pointing out that “the Holy Spirit works through music, and not necessarily through AI. The songs must be born of real experiences and with correct theology. Only in this way they produce fruits of the spirit.”

Similarly, Kairy Márquez stressed the importance of authenticity: “AI cannot replace the human call to evangelize. We have been converted to the spirit to announce Jesus. Authentic Catholic music arises from a heart that loves God and wants to fish souls for Christ.”

The economic impact on Catholic musicians

Another of the risks indicated by Delgado is the economic impact on the Catholic music industry: “I have seen accounts that publish whole records every week thanks to the AI. Algorithms reward that mass production, generating important income. Meanwhile, Catholic musicians who invest months of prayer and work for a record are displaced.”

Athenas agreed on this concern: “IA is displacing new musicians on YouTube. They have to compete with videos designed only to get attention, while putting time, money and life in their art. That is why we must support real Catholic artists, give more reproductions to their music and share it.”

The need to support real Catholic musicians

The three interviewees agreed that the AI ​​should not be discarded as a tool, but it did notice its use. Delgado summarized it thus: “AI can support, but should not replace. Art and message have to be ours. Evangelization cannot delegate to a machine.”

In the same sense, Márquez asked the faithful to be attentive to authenticity: “Check if there is a human ministry behind. If there are no faces, if there is no presence on other platforms, it is probably a project done only for economic purposes.”

Finally, Athenas invited Catholics to be responsible for the content they consume: “We can put together our own playlists with music from real Catholic artists. Thus we support those who put their heart and faith in each song, and avoid spreading artificial productions loaded with theological errors.”