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music seemed really low quality to me as a musician. I wouldn't pay to listen to it

kombookcha 3y ago
I doubt generative AI music is going to become popular as anything but background noise, but I think it will plausibly cut into various commercial uses of music in ads and whatnot. So while I don't think people are gonna be walking around with playlists of AI slop, businesses will be using it as a cost-effective option, which means it will be eating away at the gig potential for artists in the low-to-mid layers of the food chain. Which sucks, but is thankfully less grim than everyone just preferring the AI slop for some reason.
- fragmede 3y ago
  “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943
  - kombookcha 3y ago
    It's plausible to me that there is some kind of strong AI future scenario in which they become capable of making things in a genuinely creative way, but I think generative AI in its current trajectory is ultimately a dead end for both AI art and strong AI. I do think that an actual strong AI would be inclined to make art that is enjoyable to itself and other AIs, not humans, so I don't think making it ape us is an actual good test for when an AI becomes capable of creativity. You can teach a dog to dance, but it will be doing a trick, not a tango.
nextaccountic 3y ago
Who pays to listen to anything?
- Etheryte 3y ago
  A vast amount of people pay for Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube Premium etc, it's a huge market.
- xxs 3y ago
  Aside the online part which is massive on its right own - live performances/concerts/festivals, etc.
- npteljes 3y ago
  What do you mean? Access is one of the valuable things, not to mention the equipment the listening is done by is also usually bought.
- Madmallard 3y ago
  I wouldn't pay to have this played at events over live musicians. Is that better, mister redditor?
macns 3y ago
I bet there's plenty of other non-AI tracks you wouldn't pay to listen to

I doubt generative AI music is going to become popular as anything but background noise, but I think it will plausibly cut into various commercial uses of music in ads and whatnot. So while I don't think people are gonna be walking around with playlists of AI slop, businesses will be using it as a cost-effective option, which means it will be eating away at the gig potential for artists in the low-to-mid layers of the food chain. Which sucks, but is thankfully less grim than everyone just preferring the AI slop for some reason.

fragmede 3y ago
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943
- kombookcha 3y ago
  It's plausible to me that there is some kind of strong AI future scenario in which they become capable of making things in a genuinely creative way, but I think generative AI in its current trajectory is ultimately a dead end for both AI art and strong AI. I do think that an actual strong AI would be inclined to make art that is enjoyable to itself and other AIs, not humans, so I don't think making it ape us is an actual good test for when an AI becomes capable of creativity. You can teach a dog to dance, but it will be doing a trick, not a tango.

nextaccountic 3y ago

Who pays to listen to anything?

Etheryte 3y ago
A vast amount of people pay for Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube Premium etc, it's a huge market.
xxs 3y ago
Aside the online part which is massive on its right own - live performances/concerts/festivals, etc.
npteljes 3y ago
What do you mean? Access is one of the valuable things, not to mention the equipment the listening is done by is also usually bought.
Madmallard 3y ago
I wouldn't pay to have this played at events over live musicians. Is that better, mister redditor?

macns 3y ago

I bet there's plenty of other non-AI tracks you wouldn't pay to listen to