Usage of AI

Since 2024, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) has been using artificial intelligence (AI) in his artwork, which has become very disliked amongst his fans. The following is a list of times he has used AI.

Stance

During Ye's interview on The Download with Justin Laboy, he compared AI to autotune, and BULLY to 808s & Heartbreak. He explained that he wants AI to become more accepted in the music industry for several reasons, including that it makes it much easier to get stems from songs. He further showed how he uses AI by putting a vocal filter of himself over Lil RT's song, "60 MILES".

Songs

On April 22, 2024, a new song by Childish Gambino and Ye, nicknamed "Say Less", was previewed on Gilga Radio. It is heavily debated whether Ye's verses are AI, though they likely are. However, Ye likely had nothing to do with the song.

Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's album, VULTURES 2 (released on August 3, 2024), was heavily criticized for its usage of AI on several songs, including:

• "FIELD TRIP": All of Ye's lines in this song, excluding the intro and "Always hollerin' 'bout you rich, we riche", are confirmed to be AI.
• "SKY CITY": Ye's entire first verse, excluding the line "Real fast, my wife wanna know", is confirmed to be AI. The vocals were taken from CyHi's version of "SKY CITY" back when he took the song in 2021.
• "CAN U BE": The line, "Met two girls at Uniqlo / Who go both ways like unisex", is confirmed to be AI. When the song was updated, new AI vocals from Ye were added in, which were taken from Ty Dolla $ign's vocals.
• "FOREVER": On August 15, 2024, the song was updated to replace Ye's mumble vocals with an entire verse which is confirmed to be AI. It is speculated that Ye's verse was taken from a reference track by infamous ghostwriter Quentin Miller.
• "530": On November 10, 2024, the song was updated to feature one AI punchline by Ty Dolla $ign ("Nights been gettin' long" line) and an entire AI verse by Ye during the beat-switch.

On August 13, a new song by Skepta and Ye, titled "Alpha Omega", was previewed at a party. It was unclear whether Ye's verse was AI until the song was previewed at a fashion show on September 14, when it became clear that Ye's verse was AI. The song was eventually released without Ye.

Almost all songs from BULLY are speculated to be AI, with speculations only ramping up after Ye's interview on The Download. According to Ye, these will be changed in the future without AI.

• All songs from BULLY (Film) (2025) use AI.

• Songs not included in the film, that use AI.
  • "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" - While Ye's vocals were originally real when he first previewed the song at the Haikou LP, Ye later added AI vocals to the song.
  • "LIL DEMON (Remix)" and "Magic Don Juan (Remix)" - Both songs were previewed at a club in Japan on January 29, 2025. They are both remixes to songs by Future and feature AI vocals.

A few songs from CUCK are speculated to be AI. However, the AI is likely temporary as Ye recently had distaste for AI.

• "BIANCA"
• "COUSINS" - The second half of the song is an AI cover of "10 PERCS" by Dave Blunts. Some dispute the vocals being AI as the first line has alternative lyrics.
• "DIRTY MAGAZINES"
• "FREE DIDDY" - Ye's vocals are likely AI.
• "HEIL H*TLER"
• "H*TLER YE AND JESUS"
• "UNCLE"
• "VIRGIL"

A few songs from DONDA 2 use AI. We do not know if this is temporary but many people have complained about this. We know Ye is aware of this.

• "PABLO"
• "JESSE"
• "MR MIYAGI"
• "HAPPY"
• "SUZY"
• "LOUIE BAGS"
• "FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME"

Music videos

Since 2024, the following music videos are comprised of entirely AI visuals:

• "VULTURES (Havoc Version)"
• "CARNIVAL"
• "Gimme A Second 2"
• "Stand United"
• "BOMB" (Both versions)
• "530"