I accidentally listened to AI Music......and was loving it
TLDR : I drank A.I. Slop and loved it, now I'm really mad, and a little scared.
I wasn't really sure where I could discuss this, I found this sub so I apologize if I am in the wrong place, I do not usually do this.
Before I get into my complaint, I want to be clear that I was seeking a conversation with this individual. While they responded to other comments critical of generative A.I. in art, and their confusion about if what they were listening to was real or not, they would not respond to mine (see pictures for the comments I left). They had started with just deleting my comments, now I am fully blocked. And I won't lie, I'm pretty angry.
During some random non-vigilant listening on youtube, I started vibing to a cuban-jazz mix pretty hard. I mean swaying in place with my eyes closed vibing. I was really loving it. Until a certain part was TOO good. Before even sitting down and researching the origins of the artist, I was already horrified at what I was thinking. I realized that the youtube video WAS the origin, and down on the very bottom in the fine print of the video description read the words "All music and visuals are AI-generated / La música y los gráficos son generados por IA."
I know this is nothing new, and I am well aware of generative technology, but this one hit me so hard, not because it was bad A.I. slop, but because it was GOOD A.I. slop, and I consumed this computer soup for a good length of time before even THINKING about checking its origin.
You may call me dumb for not noticing sooner, but I know I am not the dumbest. People will listen to the entire thing, they will listen to hours and hours of this stuff, without thoughts or care even popping in their skulls. The background music of our lives will only be produced by those wealthy enough to afford the equipment necessary to generate art this way. This guy pumps out video after video, without the actual suffering or understanding of making it, and can probably make money off of it. Creatively, we are done for as long as individuals like this are allowed to mislead in these sort of ways. Although true art will always prevail (underground, etc.) major portions of the public do not care about the horrible transformation human creativity is going through.
I argued with myself about including a link to the video, I apologize if this is against the rules, I only encourage civil conversations, but this made me way too mad to keep to myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klO7uD3EzRY&list=RDklO7uD3EzRY&index=5