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It sounds to me like you are approaching this from a capitalist perspective. The invention of the synth and samplers has definitely replaced the jobs of many i
by wilsonnb3 4y ago
It sounds to me like you are approaching this from a capitalist perspective.
The invention of the synth and samplers has definitely replaced the jobs of many instrumentalists. Despite that, people still learn how to play the guitar, the violin, the trumpet, etc.
However, it also decoupled the roles of musician and instrumentalist so that a wider range of people can express themselves musically without dedicating a majority of their life to learning to play one or more instruments.
AI art tools are going to do the same thing - the roles of 'artist' and 'painter/draw-er/whatever' were previously tightly coupled but you no longer have to have the raw technical skills.
As it was with music, this is probably a net benefit to society since it allows so many more people to express themselves artistically. It will cost some people jobs, though.
It will also deter some people from learning to draw/paint but there will still be plenty of people who do it anyways.
- tgv 4y agoWhere does capitalism vs. any other world view fit in this disscussion? 1. Does capitalism somehow obstruct people expressing themselves musically? Does nationalized ownership of production means or being ruled by clergy stimulate it somehow? 2. Is there a world-view that enables (advanced) musical expression without studying? 3. Is it artistic expression if you bang out a few random words on a keyboard and something is generated in return? 4. What makes you think that this (the topic still being AI generated art) has already happened in music? AFAIK, those tools are pretty limited, and barely accessible. If it did, what makes you think that it benefitted society? 5. How does many more people expressing themselves artistically benefit society? 5b. 5, if it doesn't require any effort?
- fisf 4y agoWell, let me put it like this: Ableton (and other DAWs) along with virtual instruments did certainly open up music production, in a way that answers 1.) And 2.). I do not own an organ, but I can get a pretty good VST alternative. People have been producing electronic music without a lot of formal musical training for decades now.