Originally Posted by JAPOV
Originally Posted by Brian Austin Whitney
In the next 20 years, there will be lots of demand for people rooted in the former music industry. After that transition, so much new technology will be in existence, it is impossible to even guess all the possible new ways to make money from talent. But people with talent will ALWAYS have an advantage in any marketplace. The key is for musicians to embrace and use these new technologies and run circles over their less experienced competitors.

Am I just paranoid?

There's a major difference between a multi-track synthesizer workstation, and a computer that can de-compile and re-sample anything you throw at it.
When I consider how this "AI tech" was initially developed (by sampling millions of human produced recordings), I question the logic of helping AI to improve and evolve.

If you use AI, aren't you giving a "super-computer" permission to analyze your intellectual property, then re-process it?

And,

Once you use AI, doesn't the developer of that tech OWN YOU?
Aren't you giving AI permission to re-use YOUR intellectual property?

I'm not just arguing for argument's sake here, Bryan...
Why do musicians/composers work so hard to be unique and original?

Yes, exactly. Paranoid? Well, AI technology in general is a very scary thing. It reminds me of the 2011- 2014 TV show "Person of Interest".

John