I don't really see how. That era was actually dominated by the record labels, not the artists (Metallica excepted). Artists were eager to try new models of of the music business (e.g. Radiohead releasing a "pay what you want" album) but the labels refused to adapt to the times.

This feels like something quite different. The artists themselves are concerned about being replaced by a computer-generated facsimile of their creativity. If anything the record labels would probably love that. Make a Billie Eilish-y album without having to pay her any royalties for it? A dream.

This was my thought as well. Many people don’t remember how huge Napster was at the time. Dr Dre and Metallica speaking out changed the zeitgeist in a massive way.