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Grammy for AI generated music

I’m elderly and a seasoned listener. I am also a traditionalist and institutionalist. I grew up in Memphis,TN listening and having the honor to meet some amazing musicians — like Elvis, Issac Hayes, Al Green, Staple Singers, Otis Redding, Barkays, Booker T & MG’s, and Rufus Thomas. Stax Records, King Studios, Blues Alley, and Beale Street were only a bus stop away, where they sometimes welcomed limited resource black kids like me into the studios and clubs. Today, I heard a newly released, AI generated R&B ballad. It was strikingly good. The originator openly acknowledged that she could not sing nor play an instrument, but was very creative. AI gave her a creative vehicle. Will a day come when the Academy recognizes and lauds the people talent that oversees AI developed music? I for one think it’s in our music future. Much like film ultimately came to partner with stage.

wfowenmd
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ticat
448 posts
 

Thank Goodness for choice…

I choose to ignore AI music.

I spent years learning, practicing and enjoying an instrument. AI music may replace man made music but it will not replace me and my being. I respectfully refuse to accept something just because it is New and Shiny…
 

 

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nkeler
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@wfowenmd 100%. I found this form Rick Beato very informative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKxNGFjyRv0

 

au_lait
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@larsman Artists may utilize AI, but it’s not in an artist capacity, it’s directorial. Not all creatives are artists, art requires craft. AI, while a very effective tool that can be “mastered’ (I use it daily) removes craft from the art process.

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ghdprentice
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Sounds familiar... that is why you always want to be on the leading edge of change, not the trailing edge. 

1. Steam Power (James Watt improvements, 1760s–1780s)
Steam engines replaced muscle power (human/animal) and waterwheels.

  • Allowed factories to be located anywhere, not just near rivers
  • Powered machines, railroads, ships, pumps
    This was the beating heart of the industrial age.

2. Mechanized Textile Production (Spinning Jenny, Water Frame, Power Loom)
Before this, cloth was made at home by hand.
Suddenly:

  • Yarn and fabric production exploded
  • Cloth became cheaper and more widely available
  • Small cottage weavers were pushed out by large textile mills

3. Iron and Steel Production (Puddling process, Bessemer converter later)

  • Allowed mass production of stronger metal
  • Built railroads, bridges, machines, factory tools, weapons
    This literally built the infrastructure of the era.

4. Railroads (early 1800s)
Before trains: travel and shipping were slow and expensive.
After trains:

  • Goods could move fast and far
  • Cities became connected
  • National and global markets formed
  • People could live and work farther from birthplaces

5. Coal Mining Expansion
Coal powered steam engines.
This created a kind of energy revolution — the first large-scale shift away from wood and muscle.

6. Telegraph (1830s–1840s)
The first instant long-distance communication.

 

A. Rise of Factories and Decline of Home Production
People moved from cottage industries to mill work.
This meant:

  • Work schedules now set by the clock, not the sun
  • Labor became repetitive, specialized, and less skilled
  • Workers became replaceable (and knew it)
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