Originally Posted by Rustyspoon#
Billy,
well said!

This all reminds me of the Sony's pitch of their Aibo robo doggie in 90s. "Just like a real dog..."
I prefer music (for the most part) that is made by humans, not a parody - even a very realistic one. A taste thing.
Curiosity - sure it's a fun technology. A tool - likely useful, if you are not substituting a skill that you already have.

If you have a $100-200 printer and can print 100 variations of Mona Lisa a day with crisp detail and vivid colors, this doesn't make it an "art", or you - an artist. Same as watching sports - doesn't make you an athlete. A new generation of Promtomusic (c).

P.S. What is great, that centuries of music is available to purchase or rent either digital or CDs, LPs, etc. No shortage of good entertainment for my lifetime smile

Honestly, it's all subjective. AI music creation is really only a little more than a year old. It's a baby by any standard. Once finer controls are put in place, there won't be too many artists, in the near future, NOT using it in their creative processes. I don't know of any writers still using a typewriter (and some don't write at all, instead, hiring someone to write their ideas/story for them). Ethical training of AI, however, is certainly a concern, but another matter altogether.

Also, expressing oneself, doesn't require 'skill'. Performing on an instrument does, of course, but that doesn't make that person someone who has 'creative', or even 'expressive', skills. Songwriting requires some skill, but that doesn't necessarily mean that that person can perform on an instrument very well. Creative processes are about getting expressive thoughts and ideas out, in tangible form, what one has bottled up inside them. If the tool that allows one to do that just so happens to be AI, then all the more power to them.

Final thoughts. Used as a tool, skillfully, it can be a great aid to musicians/songwriters/producers. For those who have expressive ideas locked up inside their heads, but no skills on an instrument (or knowledge of music structure) or access to those who do, it can be a fun and creative way to let it out. However, I see it as garbage in/garbage out (but again, that's my opinion and is completely subjective), but I have heard some extremely creative stuff generated by a few people that has impressed me as a traditional musician/songwriter/producer, with over 40yrs experience, and I have no doubt that there was a lot of thought and effort behind the input/lyrics, etc.