The Drake and Weeknd song that went viral in April is just the beginning. In a time when ChatGPT is going mainstream and programs are allowing musicians to create once-unimaginable compositions, what’s the value of creativity?
  • noodle@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I don’t see using AI in music as different from using any other tool. The kneejerk reaction is rooted in notions of purity.

    Distortion on guitars, synthesisers, and sampling faced similar push back in previous decades. Now people accept them as “authentic” tools.

    I fully expect musicians to adjust to the use of AI as a creative tool just the same as writers adjusted to typewriters after using pens.

  • rustyspoon@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My optimistic outlook is that most of the musical spaces I reside in will likely shun or be immune to whatever norms develop regarding AI. I personally care deeply about the fact that the music I listen to is made deliberately and thoughtfully by a human being, and I like to think there are many others who feel the same way.

    More cynically though, I’m worried about AI taking market share away from music “made by humans”. If this becomes the norm, maybe there just won’t be money in doing things the old fashioned way. Maybe the type of musicians I want to listen to would be discouraged from making music in this new climate.