A singular view of human creativity as AI encroaches
I’m a fan of Steven Wilson (he’s been described as the best UK musician that nobody has heard of!). He recently posted a lament about the AI threat to human creativity, a sentiment surely on the minds of many reading this post today.
I thought I would post his heartfelt concern and add my own commentary about the future of human creativity in the AI Era. Here is Steven’s post:
“For the last few years, when I’ve been asked in interviews about the future of music, I’ve talked about a scenario I fully expect to happen whereby musicians wouldn’t be needed anymore, and neither would pre-recorded tracks.
“Music will be made in real-time for listeners by artificial intelligence depending on their requirements at that moment. You will choose the singer that you want to sing the song for you (Freddie Mercury, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, whoever), the subject matter you want them to sing about, and the musical genre. And it will generate that piece of music for you in real time, at which point you can choose to save it away for a future listen, share it with your friends, or erase it.
