Post by John A. C. Hardin, Ph.D.

Historian & Musician exploring Creative Frontiers: the moments where culture, technology, and policy collide | Abundance Institute

Will AI silence musicians and destroy the desire to play and sing? Technology removes friction. It makes things easier. Valves made it simpler to play a horn. Microphones made it smoother to record a voice. Drum machines made it faster to get a beat. At every step, folks worried about what innovation meant for the value of the craft, from John Philip Sousa to Death Cab for Cutie. Were they right to be concerned?

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