I went through this too, only I knew it was AI music going in and I still had to admit how much I liked it (‘90s/‘00s grunge and rock hits composed in the style of old soul/RnB by Professor Nick Harrison—a real guy but created with AI right down to the voice I think.) I had this playlist on repeat one weekend, and I noticed after the sixth-or-so listen, it didn’t hit as vibrantly. It sounded more hollow. The novelty wore off and there was no “realness” to support it. I’m hoping we’re all just in this ecstatic state of novelty where we want to try ALL the things, but it’ll eventually wear out, regulate and best-practice itself, much like any new technology. We created nuclear bombs and somehow we’re still here???
It’s interesting, I feel a big differentiator is that with human made music, you know there is extra depth hidden behind each lyric, and each layer of the beat. And can only hope to interpret as the beholder, with your relationship to the words changing over time.
I’d assume ai music lacks this depth because there is less intentionality, but maybe that’s just something I tell myself for comfort. After all, there are things it notices in the minutiae that humans don’t recognize at first glance. Maybe someday it too will give depth that has artistic meaning not differentiable from any other musician or painter
AI music is one of those things that I can feel in my body I’m against, will probably do a good job mimicking human made music and I’m sure I’ll eventually easily integrate it with the catalogue of music I listen too. I feel like it’s because I don’t know a lot about music? What surprised me isn’t how catchy it can be, what surprised me is how the bad stuff is popular sometimes for being bad or campy. There’s a new genre of humor that is bubbling under with this AI boom. I really enjoyed your take here. Dido feels SO soulful and I want to believe that’s not replicable by machine. Then again, how much of the process should be human vs AI?
I went through this too, only I knew it was AI music going in and I still had to admit how much I liked it (‘90s/‘00s grunge and rock hits composed in the style of old soul/RnB by Professor Nick Harrison—a real guy but created with AI right down to the voice I think.) I had this playlist on repeat one weekend, and I noticed after the sixth-or-so listen, it didn’t hit as vibrantly. It sounded more hollow. The novelty wore off and there was no “realness” to support it. I’m hoping we’re all just in this ecstatic state of novelty where we want to try ALL the things, but it’ll eventually wear out, regulate and best-practice itself, much like any new technology. We created nuclear bombs and somehow we’re still here???
Looking forward to your new stuff next year!
It’s interesting, I feel a big differentiator is that with human made music, you know there is extra depth hidden behind each lyric, and each layer of the beat. And can only hope to interpret as the beholder, with your relationship to the words changing over time.
I’d assume ai music lacks this depth because there is less intentionality, but maybe that’s just something I tell myself for comfort. After all, there are things it notices in the minutiae that humans don’t recognize at first glance. Maybe someday it too will give depth that has artistic meaning not differentiable from any other musician or painter
AI music is one of those things that I can feel in my body I’m against, will probably do a good job mimicking human made music and I’m sure I’ll eventually easily integrate it with the catalogue of music I listen too. I feel like it’s because I don’t know a lot about music? What surprised me isn’t how catchy it can be, what surprised me is how the bad stuff is popular sometimes for being bad or campy. There’s a new genre of humor that is bubbling under with this AI boom. I really enjoyed your take here. Dido feels SO soulful and I want to believe that’s not replicable by machine. Then again, how much of the process should be human vs AI?