I was alive to hear the evolution of "dubstep" before it became a cliche (the wobble stuff). AI couldn't invent a new sound.
The way you describe music, sure, there will be an AI that is able to provide you with a continuous stream of audiotory stimuli, like the Penfield Mood Organ from "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?".
That's just not what makes art or music interesting to me, and why I also don't listen to auto-curated "mood" playlists on Spotify.
> Penfield mood organ - Humans use the mood organ to dial specific emotions so they can experience emotions without actually possessing them. In the beginning of the novel, Rick implores his wife to use her dialing console to prevent a fight. He wants her to thoughtlessly dial emotions like "the desire to watch TV" or "awareness of the manifold possibilities open to [her] in the future" (Dick, 6). When emotions can be easily avoided with the mood organ, humans no longer require personal relationships to overcome feelings of isolation or loneliness.
That being said, there is a spectrum, sure.
I am interested in generative music.
I do have scenarios where I listen to music and want it to blend into the background (e.g. soma FM).
But even then I love the short moment when a song comes up and I want to note it because it's distinct.
I am not interested in being robbed of that.
Also: why? Why, why, why?
Music is not just a recording packaged as a product. It is a thing humans do. And I say that as a person that enjoys mainly electronic music!
There are many talented humans, there is absolutely zero need for AI muzak, other than decreasing the price.
Musicians leveraging generative AI for creative purposes might become a thing and I am fine with that in principle, but the thought is a joke to me, as of now.
Creating audio from an idea is not the same as letting a machine create an interpolation of stolen ideas to match a prompt.
The way you describe music, sure, there will be an AI that is able to provide you with a continuous stream of audiotory stimuli, like the Penfield Mood Organ from "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?".
That's just not what makes art or music interesting to me, and why I also don't listen to auto-curated "mood" playlists on Spotify.
> Penfield mood organ - Humans use the mood organ to dial specific emotions so they can experience emotions without actually possessing them. In the beginning of the novel, Rick implores his wife to use her dialing console to prevent a fight. He wants her to thoughtlessly dial emotions like "the desire to watch TV" or "awareness of the manifold possibilities open to [her] in the future" (Dick, 6). When emotions can be easily avoided with the mood organ, humans no longer require personal relationships to overcome feelings of isolation or loneliness.
That being said, there is a spectrum, sure.
I am interested in generative music.
I do have scenarios where I listen to music and want it to blend into the background (e.g. soma FM).
But even then I love the short moment when a song comes up and I want to note it because it's distinct.
I am not interested in being robbed of that.
Also: why? Why, why, why?
Music is not just a recording packaged as a product. It is a thing humans do. And I say that as a person that enjoys mainly electronic music!
There are many talented humans, there is absolutely zero need for AI muzak, other than decreasing the price.
Musicians leveraging generative AI for creative purposes might become a thing and I am fine with that in principle, but the thought is a joke to me, as of now.
Creating audio from an idea is not the same as letting a machine create an interpolation of stolen ideas to match a prompt.