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Barack Obama: “For elevator music, AI is going to work fine. Music like Bob Dylan or Stevie Wonder, that's different” (musictech.com)
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Barack Obama: “For elevator music, AI is going to work fine. Music like Bob Dylan or Stevie Wonder, that's different”::Barack Obama has weighed in on AI’s impact on music creation in a new interview, saying, “For elevator music, AI is going to work fine”.

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[–] eronth@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While reassuring for many to hear, that's only going to be true for so long. Eventually it's going to be real fucking good at making "real" music. We need to be preparing for those advancements rather than acting like they'll never come.

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I feel very reassured to hear that from the AI expert / musical virtuoso himself, 62 year old, former United States President Barack Obama.

[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right? That said, I care about his opinion on AI about as much as I care about the opinions of all the anonymous loudmouths on Lemmy.

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah Barrak should just shut up. That idiot hasn't even listened to music before.

[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To make "real" music, AI will probably need a lot of help. Image generators and chat bots seem to have their own, very boring style. I've seen videos of artists using AI tools in their workflow, but it's still a very involved process. I think it will just be another tool for musicians and sound engineers.

[–] eronth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm the immediate term, yeah I 100% agree. However, I'm not thinking we bank on that being true forever.