AI and authors might not always agree, but it’s good to know thy enemy, right?
I must be a frustrated DJ or something, and I definitely cannot sing for the life of me, but I thought it would be fun to take some words I had written and turn them into a ‘song.’
So, I found this cool AI platform called Suno and it was a relatively simple process to open an account, giving myself a funky name and creating my first track.
I decided to stick a rap/poem I’d written a while back, called Winter’s Bite, on to the site and with the usual AI prompting and tweaking, which took less than an hour, I had this piece made.
It’s never going to replace ‘real’ music and I have no intention of monetizing my words-turned-to-music, but it was fun and it did show me how powerful AI has become.
I know this platform has recently concluded a legal case with Warner Bros over artist copyright and Suno are now legally able to use music by certain artists to train their AI, providing they have prior permission. The artist does get recompensed for this too.
Does it mean the death of the music industry. I doubt it. I remember fearing the worst for authors too a while back and yes, the onslaught of AI is not without it’s problems, but I’ve yet to see a piece of work generated by AI that didn’t telegraph the fact – with bells on!
And I am not saying I am any kind of genius writer, but it will be a long time before I see an AI program that can write an authentic and gritty thriller in the way Alex Breck can. Who knows, time will tell in the end.
What’s next for Alex Breck?
This Christmas, I will be basking in the satisfaction of having recently published a couple of audiobooks, taking my total to three, in the Ridge Walker adventure series. I’m not too complacent though as there are still a few more to go. Catch up with the latest one, The Piper’s Promise, here.
And I am deeply aware I am late in publishing the 6th Ridge Walker book, which I had intended to have out by the year end. Sadly, real life close to home stuff and more importantly, world events on the big stage, have delayed the completion of the plot, which is one of the crosses you have to bear when penning up-to-date contemporary fiction.
However, I expect a 2026 publication for sure and then I have already sketched out a cracker of a thriller for the 3rd instalment of my Lachlan Maclean series and I even know the title, The Devil’s Own. I can’t wait to share it with you all.
Meanwhile, I doubt a musical career is on the horizon, but I had fun this weekend.
All the best!
Alex Breck x
