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> which is 1-dimensional and has probably much less internal modelling to care about

There is an ocean between “I like that sound” and a final, produced piece of recorded music. Much of that ocean being ineffable.

Trying to reduce it to a set of parameters around the final waveform and you’ve missed the entire point.

> but it will suffice for, say, putting a music background for your startup cheap marketing ad.

We need less of that—not more. It’s like a climate disaster of the soul.




The ineffable will inevitably be effed by AI.


Eff it indeed.

The only thing it will really F is that bridge that art built to bring people in closer touch with themselves.

Thinking we can shortcut self-discovery, individuation and essential human connection with an algorithm is insane hubris. Icarus’ wings are melting.




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