AI Want It That Way: Recording Industry Association of America, 2024
APPROXIMATE COMMITTEE SIZE: 15-20 delegates
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major force in the music industry. New tools can write lyrics, compose melodies, and even replicate the voices of famous artists. Yet as these technologies spread and evolve, musicians, record labels, streaming services, and tech companies are faced with questions of ownership, creativity, and legality. Can a voice be copyrighted? Who deserves credit for a song made with AI? Can AI models be trained on vast music libraries without individual artists’ consent?
COMMITTEE DETAILS
This committee takes place during an open-access Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) meeting in June 2024. Delegates will represent artists, record labels, AI companies, and streaming services as they debate how to balance innovation with artistic integrity. From licensing and royalties to AI voice replication and transparency, delegates must determine how the music industry should adapt to a rapidly changing creative landscape, and decide whether to embrace AI as the future of music or reject it to protect human artistry.
CHAIR: Emily Vincent
ABOUT THE CHAIR
Emily Vincent is a member of the Class of 2027 in the McDonough School of Business, majoring in International Business and Accounting. She is from New Hampshire, where she competed briefly in Model UN before coming to Georgetown. Emily has staffed Georgetown’s various MUN conferences for the past three years and served on the Secretariat for NAIMUN (Georgetown’s high school conference) last year. Outside of Model UN, Emily serves as Director of Training for Hoya Taxa, a club which provides free tax preparation services to low-income families in the DMV, and is a member of Georgetown’s Small Town and Rural Students Association. In her free time, she enjoys exploring DC’s many museums, going on walks, and listening to whatever music she can find. Emily is so excited to serve as the Chair for this wonderful committee!
Crisis manager:
Julia Grimwade
About the CRISIS MANAGER
Julia Grimwade is a member of the Class of 2028 in the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgetown University, double-majoring in Government and Theology with a concentration in Religion, Politics, and the Common Good, and minoring in Spanish. Julia is a proud Midwesterner from Cleveland, Ohio. She discovered Model UN in college and quickly fell in love with the dynamic, fast-paced world of crisis committees. This year, she served as the Under-Secretary-General for Historical Crisis at NAIMUN LXIII and as a Crisis Manager at NCSC LIII. Outside of MUN, Julia is a member of Georgetown’s club rock climbing team. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, climbing, and listening to 70s rock. She is also a barista and plans to attend law school after graduation. Julia is thrilled to be staffing DistrictMUN VI and looks forward to an engaging conference!