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Inside the Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. And How AI is Making Music

Inside the Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. And How AI is Making Music

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Like it or not, more people are using artificial intelligence than ever. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the AI arms race between the U.S. and China, and how the tech gets overhyped. Plus, a composer wrestles with a new AI music generator – which threatens his own job.

[01:00] Brooke speaks with Ed Zitron, host of the Better Offline podcast and author of the newsletter Where’s Your Ed At, about how tech moguls have gotten away with overhyping A.I. for years. Plus, the apparent race for AI supremacy between the U.S. and China.

[18:09] Brooke continues the conversation with Ed Zitron, peeling back the facade to explore what generative A.I. can actually do.

[29:51] Former OTM producer, and current composer and sound designer, Mark Henry Phillips, on how AI music generators could fundamentally upend his industry for good.

Further reading:

  • “Deep Impact,” by Ed Zitron
  • “Godot Isn't Making it,” by Ed Zitron
  • “Bubble Trouble,” by Ed Zitron

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