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> but the worst thing that can happen is that music will no longer be a profitable activity. For me, the worst that could happen is that people spend so much t
by munificent 4y ago
> but the worst thing that can happen is that music will no longer be a profitable activity.
For me, the worst that could happen is that people spend so much time listening to AI generated music, that human musicians can no longer find audiences to connect to. It's not just about economics (though that's also huge). It's the psychological cost of all of us spending greater and greater fractions of our lives connected to machines and not other people.
- rjh29 4y agoThe vast majority of music produced is listened to by nobody, or a handful of people, so this is already the case really.
- bheadmaster 4y agoMusic was always about people. Even today, as most people listen to the mass-produced run-of-the-mill muzak, there is still a significant audience that seeks the "human element" for the sake of itself. Black metal community, for example, has always rejected all forms of "automation" and considers it not kvlt - rawness is a sought-after quality, defined as having people performing as close to the recording equipment as possible. There's also a rapper named Bones (Elmo O'Connor) who's never signed a contract with a label, does only music he wants to do, releases a couple albums every year. There's something about his approach that makes his music sound very organic and honest. I listen to him more than I listen to any mass produced rapper. So in conclusion, music was always about people. Unless AI reaches AGI level, I don't think it will ever impact music enough to kill all audience.
- joshspankit 4y agoI agree with this so much that I’d take off the comment about AGI: I think that even if/when AGI lands there will always be audiences that seek raw, organic, and honest artistic expression from other humans.