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How AI Is Transforming Music
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Jan 9, 2025
This article from indiemusicai.com examines the multifaceted impact of artificial intelligence on the music industry. AI's role in music composition, production, and distribution is explored, highlighting tools that automate tasks and personalize user experiences. The piece also addresses challenges and controversies, such as authorship concerns and potential job displacement, while ultimately suggesting that AI and human creativity can coexist and even enhance one another. The article concludes by looking at potential future applications of AI in areas such as music therapy and cultural preservation. https://indiemusicai.com/how-ai-is-transforming-music/
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it seems like AI is everywhere these
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days yeah I mean from like our social
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media feeds to those smart home devices
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everybody's got it really is but today
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we're diving into ai's impact on
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something that I think is a little bit
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closer to home for a lot of us music
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yeah so we'll be taking a deep dive into
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this article from indmusic ey.com how AI
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is transforming music okay and it was
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published just yesterday December 30th
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2024 wow so it's hot off the press it is
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yeah yeah I think one of the really
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interesting things about this whole Ai
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and music thing is that it's not just
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changing how music is produced it's
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changing how we experience and consume
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it like both as listeners and creators
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so it's not just about the tech itself
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but like Ripple effects across the
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entire musical landscape I think it's
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pretty crazy for sure so I think to get
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us
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started maybe one of the most
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mindboggling aspects of this is AI
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actually composing music yeah composing
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music so this article mentions programs
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like open Ai museet and then this aiva
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artificial intelligence virtual artist
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aiva yeah I've heard of that one that
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are already out there doing some pretty
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remarkable things yeah and the things
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that they can compose is pretty crazy I
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it's wild like we're talking full-blown
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classical Symphonies video game
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soundtracks you name it pretty much
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anything you can imagine but it begs the
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question like what does this mean for
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the future of music like orchest music
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if AI can mimic these complex
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compositions yeah is this like a
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challenge to our traditional ideas about
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musical genius right because I mean when
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we think about a composer yeah we
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picture you know a person pouring their
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heart and soul into the music exactly so
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where does that leave us if these
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algorithms can just churn out Symphonies
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On Demand right like is it just a tool
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like is it just a more advanced version
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of the instruments that we already use
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or does it actually like redefine what
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it means to be a composer that's a big
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question yeah it is okay so maybe AI
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composers aren't quite ready to replace
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Beethoven right but they're definitely
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shaking things up yeah and it's not just
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about composing from scratch no AI is
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also becoming this studio assistant you
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know it's making professional quality
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music production way more accessible
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absolutely like way more accessible way
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more accessible than it's ever been
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thing has ever been yeah there are tools
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like land R land that use AI to master
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cacks like unbelievably fast I've heard
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of that so imagine getting a a radio
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ready sound in minutes without needing
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an expensive Studio or years of like
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engineering experience so for
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Independent Artists that's huge it's
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huge I mean can you give us a little
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more insight into how this Lander AI
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actually works its magic yeah like
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what's the tech behind it and how does
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that compare to a human mastering
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engineer okay so think of it this way
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okay it's like landar has listened to
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and analyzed thousands and thousands of
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professionally mastered tracks okay so
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it kind of learns to identify those
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subtle Sonic characteristics that make a
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track sound really polished and balanced
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so then it can apply that knowledge to
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new tracks it adjusts levels and
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frequencies and Dynamics to just create
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that final polished sound okay so it's
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not just like slapping on a generic
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filter no not at all it's actually
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learning from real music exactly to make
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Intelligent Decisions exactly that's
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pretty cool yeah it is but I mean what
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are the limitations like could it ever
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truly replace the ear of a seasoned
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human engineer I mean it's incredibly
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powerful yeah but I don't think it can
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capture all of the nuance and Artistic
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Touch that a human ear can right a human
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can bring to the table yeah exactly so
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it's not about replacing humans right
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it's about giving them this powerful new
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tool exactly augmentation not
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replacement yeah and speaking of tools
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AI is also influencing how we as
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listeners oh yeah discover music so you
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know those personalized recommendations
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we get on platforms like Spotify Apple
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music all the time that's AI yeah AI is
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doing its thing behind the scenes
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absolutely so spotify's discover weekly
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oh yeah great example it's a great
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example of you know AI analyzing your
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listening habits and then right and then
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suggesting artists and tracks that you
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might enjoy it's like your own personal
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DJ it really is who knows your taste
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better than you do it's kind of creepy
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yeah a little bit but also kind of cool
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yeah I mean it does make you wonder how
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much of our music Discovery is shaped by
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AI these days right you know what I mean
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it's a good question like it's becoming
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this big part of how we experience music
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even if we don't realize it definitely
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under the surface yeah yeah for sure but
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wait there's more oh there's always more
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AI isn't just affecting our playlists at
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home yeah it's starting to infiltrate
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live performances too oh yeah that's
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right we're seeing these crazy AI
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powered visuals and Lighting systems
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yeah it's amazing that can sink with the
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music in real time some of those concert
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videos are insane I know it's a whoo
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I've also heard about tools like endless
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endless and Jambo yeah that enable
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real-time collaboration and
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improvisation during performances
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wow so how does that work yeah like what
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does that even mean yeah how do you
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collaborate with a computer in real time
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yeah what does real-time collaboration
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mean in this context okay so imagine
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like AI becoming another band member on
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stage with you so it can analyze what's
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being played and generate complimentary
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melodies or rhythms or even harmonies
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like in real time that's wild so it
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responds to the musician's improvisation
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wow so it's this like interactive jam
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session between humans and AI That's
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pretty crazy it is pretty crazy that can
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either be amazing or a total train wreck
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it could go either way it makes you
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wonder if audiences are ready for that
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yeah are we ready for robots in our
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bands right yeah good question but
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speaking of AI and humans working
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together there's also this really
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fascinating trend of AI kind of making
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its way into music education oh yeah
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which I think is really cool yeah that
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is cool so like platforms like yici USIC
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smart music are using AI to provide
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realtime feedback yeah on your playing
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so cool so imagine like learning an
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instrument at your own pace with this
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virtual teacher that can actually assess
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your Technique and offer personalized
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guidance it's like having a teacher in
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your pocket all the time I think that's
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really cool yeah so that could be a game
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changer especially for people who maybe
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don't have access to traditional music
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lessons totally or who learn best in a
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self-directed environment exactly that's
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really cool it is so AI isn't just
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changing how music is created and
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consumed it's changing how we learn and
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teach it it's affecting all aspects of
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the musical world all aspects of music
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yeah but I think with all this
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Innovation yeah we kind of have to
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address the elephant in the room oh yeah
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for sure like what about the less
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glamorous side of this AI Music
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Revolution right like what are the
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downsides yeah I mean we can't just
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ignore the concerns around all of this
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right what are the downsides yeah what
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are the downsides all of this so one of
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the big ones that this article brought
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up is this whole question of authorship
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oh yeah and copyright huge if AI is
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composing the music who actually owns
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the rights to it yeah it's kind of a
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legal gray area it is a gray area
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because all of our laws around copyright
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were written right with human creators
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in mind exactly so how do we apply those
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same rules right to an algorithm yeah
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that's something the music industry is
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definitely grappling with yeah for sure
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big time it's a complex issue yeah and
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there's no easy answers and it leads to
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even bigger questions okay about how we
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value art and creativity in a world
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where machines can just generate it like
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that right because some people would
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argue that AI generated music while it
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can be technically impressive sure might
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lack that emotional depth that human
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touch yeah yeah like is it even possible
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for an algorithm to truly capture those
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nuances can a computer feel sad right
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can it feel happy like all of those
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human emotions and experiences that go
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into creating music that's a debate I
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think that's going to go on for a very
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long time yeah but you know it's
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interesting to consider the other side
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of that coin too some people argue that
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AI could potentially evoke emotions okay
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in ways that humans can't even okay I'm
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listening so imagine an AI composing a
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piece that perfectly captures like the
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feeling of grief or the joy of falling
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in love I see what you mean yeah like a
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fascinating thought experiment yeah so
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if AI can analyze vast amounts of data
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yeah about human emotion right could it
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then tab into those emotions and express
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them musically in a way that like really
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resonates with listeners yeah and maybe
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it's not about replacing human emotion
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okay but like understanding it got it
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and expressing it in new and unexpected
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ways so it's not necessarily about
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replacing humans but more about like
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augmenting yeah like enhancing human
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creativity and human emotion exact and
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using it as a tool to explore those
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things in new ways yeah I like that yeah
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that's a good way to put it and let's
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not forget about like the potential
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impact on jobs within the music industry
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oh yeah of course there's definitely a
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valid fear out there that you know as AI
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becomes more
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sophisticated it could displace human
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composers right producers musicians even
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performers all kinds of jobs yeah yeah
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so it's something we need to consider
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but instead of viewing it as this like
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flat yeah job stealing threat Terminator
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coming to take our jobs right could we
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look at it as like an opportunity yeah
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an opportunity to
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redefine roles Within the Music Industry
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and even create new ones I love that
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right because it's not going away no
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it's here to stay so how do we work with
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it right how do we adapt yeah how do we
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evolve it's Evolution not Extinction
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right so like instead of thinking about
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AI as like replacing human jobs maybe we
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think about it as augmenting human
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capabilities exactly like it can help us
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it's like a superpowered assistant
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exactly that can handle the technical
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heavy lifting yeah like let the AI do
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the boring stuff right and let the
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humans focus on the creative stuff the
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creativity exactly and the Artistry yeah
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that's really cool it is cool and I
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think like on the business side of
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things MH AI could totally revolutionize
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how music is marketed and distributed oh
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yeah for sure like imagine algorithms
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that can analyze listener data oh yeah
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to like identify Trends and Target
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specific audiences super specific yeah
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and create these like personalized
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marketing campaigns yeah like it's like
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having this AI powered marketing team
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that's constantly working behind the
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scenes that's a good way to put it to
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help artists connect with their fans
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yeah connect with the right fans in more
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meaningful ways exactly I like that a
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lot me too and then on the listener side
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as we touched on earlier you know those
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AI powerered recommendation engines yeah
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are already changing how we discover new
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music told it they're expanding our
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musical Horizons beyond what we might
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find on our own for sure which I think
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is pretty amazing it is pretty amazing
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so it's all about personalization yeah
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it's about like instead of being
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bombarded with this like sea of music
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that we may or may not like right it's
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about AI helping us navigate this vast
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musical landscape yeah be our guide and
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discover the artists and genres that
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actually resonate with our individual
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tastes I love that it's really cool it
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is cool and I think what's really
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exciting what is that we're only just
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scratching the surface oh yeah just the
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beginning of ai's potential in music
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it's going to get even crazier I know so
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as this technology continues to evolve
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we could see AI powered tools that allow
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musicians to compose in entirely new
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ways like ways we can't even imagine
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right now to create sounds and genres we
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haven't even thought of yet yeah and
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personalize music to a level we've never
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seen before like that is mindblowing it
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is mindblowing so I think this brings us
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back to this idea that you know AI is
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both a challenge and an opportunity yeah
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it's a tool it is a tool that has the
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potential to transform the music
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industry in really profound ways
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absolutely but it's up to us yeah to
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guide its development right and ensure
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that it's being used to enhance and
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enrich yeah our relationship with music
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not diminish it yeah and not you know
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make it worse make it worse yeah right
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we don't want that no we don't so that's
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what we're doing here today we're diving
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deep into this topic not to provide all
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the answers right but to really spark a
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conversation
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get people thinking and encourage our
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listeners to engage with these questions
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and form their own opinions because
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we're all part of this Evolution we are
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and the choices that we make now yeah
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both as creators and as listeners both
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sides are really going to shape the
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future of Music absolutely in really
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profound ways so with that in mind yeah
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we want to hear from you our listener
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yes what are your thoughts on the impact
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of AI on music yeah what excites you
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about it what concerns you what scares
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you we want to hear it all yeah we want
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to hear your perspective so share your
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thoughts with us on our website or on
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social media yeah come join the
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conversation so we've covered a lot of
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ground in this deep dive we have you
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know from AI composing these crazy
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Symphonies to the potential impact on
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jobs in the music industry yeah that's a
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lot to think about it really is but
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ultimately I think it all comes back to
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this question of you know how are all
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these technological advancements going
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to ffect our personal connection to
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music with music yeah our own personal
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relationship with music right it is a
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really personal question isn't it
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because music is so deeply intertwined
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with like our
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emotions our memories our identities
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even and then AI is adding this whole
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other dimension to that relationship I
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think even if you're not a musician you
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know just as a listener right those AI
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powered recommendations that we talked
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about earlier mhm they're already like
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subtly shaping your musical taste yeah
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they are they're introducing you to new
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artists that you might never found on
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your
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own it's true which I think is pretty
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amazing it's kind of like having a
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co-pilot on your musical Journey okay I
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like that yeah it's like AI is becoming
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this collaborator in our own personal
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soundtracks I like that helping us
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discover the music that really speaks to
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us on a deeper level on the deepest
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level yeah and then for those who do
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create music yeah the possibilities are
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I mean pretty mind-blowing oh yeah
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imagine having these AI tools that can
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help you experiment with different
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sounds different styles push your
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creative boundaries yeah break those
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boundaries even co-write songs with you
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like AI is your songwriting partner
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right that's so cool so we're already
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seeing early examples of this we are
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with tools that can like analyze lyrics
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and suggest melodies or even generate
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entire song structures based on a simple
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prompt it's crazy it's pretty wild it's
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wild I think for people who maybe you
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know don't have the technical skills or
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the resources to create music
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traditionally yeah to create music
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traditionally AI could be incredibly
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empowering yeah democratizing the
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creating process totally so anyone
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anyone can be a musician can be a
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musician if they have the right tools
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right and I think that's a really
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beautiful thing it is beautiful and then
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you know let's not forget about the
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impact on music education oh yeah of
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course AI could make learning an
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instrument way more engaging law fun or
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personalized more accessible more
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accessible to everyone to people of all
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ages and abilities it's true so it's
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exciting to think about how AI could
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really tailor The Learning Experience to
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each individual student yeah your own
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personal AI music teacher right it's
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like having a tutor with you all the
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time and provide that realtime feedback
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and guidance yeah making learning music
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more fun and more effective totally it
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really feels like we're at this like
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pivotal moment yeah you know these
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advancements have the potential to
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reshape yeah not just the music industry
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but our entire relationship with music
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absolutely and it's important to
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remember that AI is a tool it is a tool
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it's up to us yes both as creators and
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as listeners to decide how we want to
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use it it's in our hands we need to
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approach it with curiosity yes with
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creativity creativity and a deep respect
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for the power of music I love that so as
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we wrap up this deep dive okay we just
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want to encourage you yeah to keep an
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open mind stay curious stay curious and
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explore this like evolving world of AI
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and music it's a wild world out there it
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really is so experiment with new tools
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engage in these conversations about the
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potential and the challenges yeah have
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those tough conversations and just think
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critically about how you want AI to
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shape your own musical Journey your own
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personal soundtrack yeah because
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ultimately the future of music is being
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written right now right now as we speak
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and we all have a part to play in
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shaping its Melody it's true so thanks
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for joining us on this exploration of AI
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and the future of music yeah thanks for
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listening everybody until next time keep
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those ears open and those Minds curious
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catch you later
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