Derek Thompson

In your WNYC segment, you said that you're genuinely afraid that this technology could replace you. How would it replace you?

In your WNYC segment, you said that you're genuinely afraid that this technology could replace you. How would it replace you?

In your WNYC segment, you said that you're genuinely afraid that this technology could replace you. How would it replace you?

There are three layers here that are so interesting to me that I want to make sure we hit in this conversation. The first is the practical layer, which is should musicians use this technology? And if they use it, how should they use it? The second layer is moral or ethical. Is this technology legal? And even beyond legal, are these tools right to use? Do they rob us of something?

There are three layers here that are so interesting to me that I want to make sure we hit in this conversation. The first is the practical layer, which is should musicians use this technology? And if they use it, how should they use it? The second layer is moral or ethical. Is this technology legal? And even beyond legal, are these tools right to use? Do they rob us of something?

There are three layers here that are so interesting to me that I want to make sure we hit in this conversation. The first is the practical layer, which is should musicians use this technology? And if they use it, how should they use it? The second layer is moral or ethical. Is this technology legal? And even beyond legal, are these tools right to use? Do they rob us of something?

Do they rob the original makers of music that's been fed into these generative AI systems of something? And then third, I think that these technologies raise really fascinating questions that exist at the realm of culture and even something that touches on philosophy. And I want to make sure that we save some time for those. Let's start with the practical.

Do they rob the original makers of music that's been fed into these generative AI systems of something? And then third, I think that these technologies raise really fascinating questions that exist at the realm of culture and even something that touches on philosophy. And I want to make sure that we save some time for those. Let's start with the practical.

Do they rob the original makers of music that's been fed into these generative AI systems of something? And then third, I think that these technologies raise really fascinating questions that exist at the realm of culture and even something that touches on philosophy. And I want to make sure that we save some time for those. Let's start with the practical.

You had a come to Jesus moment with this technology that has for now salved at least some of your existential dread. What was it?

You had a come to Jesus moment with this technology that has for now salved at least some of your existential dread. What was it?

You had a come to Jesus moment with this technology that has for now salved at least some of your existential dread. What was it?

Well, just to stay in the realm of the practical here, There is so much music that's written alone, right? It's somebody in the attic with a piano, in the basement with a guitar. They're just by themselves, staring at the wall without thinking, moving their fingers, moving their mouths, making sounds. They don't have a writing partner. And, you know, AI is not John Lennon.

Well, just to stay in the realm of the practical here, There is so much music that's written alone, right? It's somebody in the attic with a piano, in the basement with a guitar. They're just by themselves, staring at the wall without thinking, moving their fingers, moving their mouths, making sounds. They don't have a writing partner. And, you know, AI is not John Lennon.

Well, just to stay in the realm of the practical here, There is so much music that's written alone, right? It's somebody in the attic with a piano, in the basement with a guitar. They're just by themselves, staring at the wall without thinking, moving their fingers, moving their mouths, making sounds. They don't have a writing partner. And, you know, AI is not John Lennon.

It's not one one-thousandth of John Lennon. And certainly using it doesn't make you Paul McCartney. But It sounds to me like you're saying the existence of these tools that create a kind of sandwich, human to AI, back to human sandwich.

It's not one one-thousandth of John Lennon. And certainly using it doesn't make you Paul McCartney. But It sounds to me like you're saying the existence of these tools that create a kind of sandwich, human to AI, back to human sandwich.

It's not one one-thousandth of John Lennon. And certainly using it doesn't make you Paul McCartney. But It sounds to me like you're saying the existence of these tools that create a kind of sandwich, human to AI, back to human sandwich.

As absurd as this might sound to some people, and frankly, it sounds a little absurd to me too, it does create the possibility of a partnership where you write this little guitar riff, you write a little piano piece, you wonder, is this a thing? You record it, you feed it to the AI, it adds other instrumentation and something new pops out that then you can run with.

As absurd as this might sound to some people, and frankly, it sounds a little absurd to me too, it does create the possibility of a partnership where you write this little guitar riff, you write a little piano piece, you wonder, is this a thing? You record it, you feed it to the AI, it adds other instrumentation and something new pops out that then you can run with.