# Nile Rodgers Defends His Use of AI in New Music Video: “You’re Being Hypocritical”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nile-rodgers-defends-his-use-of-ai-in-new-music-video-youre-being-hypocritical/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:45:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:38:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Consequence
- Original article: https://consequence.net/2026/11/nile-rodgers-ai-music-video-defensds/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Music, Technology

## Key points

- Rodgers defends AI use in his upcoming music video.
- He says a traditional production would cost about $100,000.
- The video is due on 20 November.

## Summary

Nile Rodgers has defended his use of AI in a forthcoming music video after fans criticised its images, calling detractors hypocritical for using AI in their own daily lives. The dispute matters because it highlights differing views on whether generative AI is simply another creative tool or changes the role of human work in art.

The video accompanies a new version of “The Christmas Song”, Rodgers’ 2020 charity collaboration with Rebecca Ferguson, and is due on 20 November. Rodgers said the team created mood boards and storyboards and directed the AI, adding that a traditionally made film would have cost about $100,000; critics pointed to the video’s fuzzy creatures and awkward-looking title card. Rodgers has previously compared AI with tools such as drum machines and sequencers.

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