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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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5. True. There's no good substitute for real musicians and singers. And it's so very sad to see AI peddlers telling AI

Reply to Basso8vb (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 06:19 PM

Mar 19

users they're being creative, real artists, just giving a prompt of a few words to an AI trained on all the copyrighted work the AI company could steal. The claim that they're "democratizing creativity" is so laughable.

The AI companies are lobbying very hard now in both the US and the UK - other countries, too, though those are the main ones getting attention in English language news - for AI to be given an exemption from copyright and intellectual property laws. OpenAI is even claiming it's necessary for "national security" reasons, and of course they've given Trump a lot of money.

It will really destroy the arts, in fact most of human culture and knowledge, if they get away with this theft.

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I'm planning to add the following statement about AI to the forum's Statement of Purpose [View all] highplainsdem Mar 19 OP

Like you, I loathe AI. I will not watch AI on purpose. I will push against AI in any way that is supported ... marble falls Mar 19 #1

Glad to hear it. highplainsdem Mar 19 #7

Recommended ProfessorGAC Mar 19 #2

Thanks, Professor! highplainsdem Mar 19 #4

Synthesizers ended the careers of thousands of studio musicians back in the 80s. Basso8vb Mar 19 #3

True. There's no good substitute for real musicians and singers. And it's so very sad to see AI peddlers telling AI highplainsdem Mar 19 #5

In Some Applications, Yes ProfessorGAC Mar 19 #6

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