Comment Music is made by musicians, playing live (Score 2) 6
I'm a huge fan of AI. I predict that it will help us solve previously intractable problems in science, engineering, medicine and maybe even politics. Artists and musicians already do what they do beautifully. We need AI that does things we can't do.
Unfortunately, some are misusing AI tech to make "art" and "music". I accept the possibility that some of it may actually be good, but strongly suspect that most of it will be artless, mercenary slop. Even worse, the general public tends to follow silly fads, and this one may be no different. I hope it fades fast.
Viewed from a different perspective, this is not new. Pop music has effectively been made by a system that acts very much like AI. A highly skilled team of trendmongers figures out what's popular and hires a team of composers, lyricists, arrangers, engineers, choreographers, video directors and studio players to copy it almost exactly, including just enough difference to avoid copyright lawsuits. This is very nearly the same method that LLMs use.
Musicians will continue making music, it's part of our essence. The music business is a different story