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A Deep Dive Into How A.I. Affects Musicians

Commentary by Jerome Harris (MFM)

(Note: this is Jerome Harris’ submission for  Local 802’s A.I. series who has been a member of Local 802 since 1979. Sohrab who’s also a member of Local 802 read this article in ALLEGRO – the Local 802 digital publication of news, articles, and discussions about issues that are important for organized musicians – and got permission from Jerome to share it with the MFM community.)

When thinking about artificial intelligence from the perspective of those for whom music making is a livelihood, it’s useful to note a distinction. There are various forms of AI; the one that is most concerning for workers in creative fields is generative AI. This technology can assemble (“generate”) new material based on the patterns it finds in old material. This involves feeding vast amounts of digitized data — including recorded music — into powerful computer systems designed to analyze and isolate patterns. This is called “training” these AI systems. The systems can then be ordered to fabricate recordings based on those patterns, as specified by commands such as text-based prompts. Note that the underlying compositions and their recordings that are being used for AI training were created by humans and are owned by them or by business entities unless they are in the public domain.

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MFM ZOOM Roundtable Discussion on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Music Industry

Musicians For Musicians (MFM) Presents “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Roundtable Discussion w. Adam Reifsteck, Barry Heyman, David Newhoff, Jerome Harris, and Roger Blanc on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Music Industry

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. ET
Venue: ZOOM – Ticket: FREE

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The AIs Are Coming! The Drama and Dichotomy of Musicians and Artificial Intelligence

An Editorial by Dawoud Kringle – originally published in Dawoud’s Soapbox – reprinted by permission (https://dawoudtherenegadesufi.substack.com/p/the-ais-are-coming?sd=pf)

Remember those sci-fi movies about thinking machines? It’s not fiction anymore. It’s here and it’s changing our world forever.

For those few of you who are unaware, artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence in machines. The goals of artificial intelligence include learning, reasoning, and perception. Many industries, organizations, governments, businesses, and private individuals are making use of this technology.

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