At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Mylène Farmer spoke forcefully to highlight the need to protect creators in an artistic landscape disrupted by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Between admiration for technological advances and concern about their excesses, the singer, who also stars in the film “Dalloway,” presented at the event, emphasized the urgent need to defend artists’ rights against the usurpation of their work by increasingly sophisticated digital tools. This intervention echoes the initiatives led by institutions such as SACEM, Adami, SPPF, La SACD, and the Centre National de la Musique (CNM), which are working together within the Tous pour la musique collective to regulate the use of AI in creation. The issue goes beyond a simple legal framework and is a matter of collective awareness, to which Mylène Farmer invites participation, by giving a voice to those whose creativity is threatened. Mylène Farmer’s Voice on the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Artistic Creation
At the heart of the Cannes Film Festival, Mylène Farmer has established herself not only as a key artist but also as a committed spokesperson against the dangers that artificial intelligence poses to creators. Her commitment is part of a collective dynamic in which major French performing arts and music institutions—from SACEM to UPFI, including the Hall de la Chanson and Variety Lab—are joining forces to redefine the rules of the game. In this context, Mylène Farmer warns against the dilution of artistic authenticity in favor of the mechanical reproduction of works, emphasizing that the protection of authors and composers is an urgent fight, now on the cultural and political agenda.
Discover how Mylène Farmer is speaking out to defend artists against the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, protecting creativity and originality in the music world.
The meeting last May between Mylène Farmer and novelist Tatiana de Rosnay during the presentation of the film “Dalloway” perfectly illustrates this shared concern between artists from different backgrounds. Adapted from a dystopian novel, the film depicts a writer tormented by her dependence on an intrusive virtual intelligence, a direct metaphor for the new challenges facing artistic creation. Echoing this narrative, organizations such as SACEM, SACD, and Adami are working to regulate the use of AI. They advocate for balanced legislation that protects intellectual property while promoting innovation. The CNM and Tous pour la musique are also participating in the discussion, supporting initiatives that raise awareness of these crucial issues among professionals and the general public. The role of French institutions in the regulation of artificial intelligence
The upheavals brought about by artificial intelligence in the artistic sphere require coordinated responses. It is with this in mind that the SPPF, UPFI, and the Hall de la chanson have mobilized around projects aimed at legally and ethically regulating the use of digital technologies in music and live performance. The support provided by Variety Lab, an artistic innovation laboratory, brings an experimental dimension to the project, allowing for the testing of solutions that respect creators. This institutional and technological synergy outlines a future where the coexistence of human creativity and artificial intelligence could become an opportunity, provided that artists’ rights are rigorously safeguarded.
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