AI music as a medium
I have some thoughts about using AI as a way to put music to texts.
When I discovered that it was possible to use AI to turn my storytelling into something more, it opened up a whole new world for me. Writing a story is one thing. Curating that story through music; testing, retesting, tweaking, shaping it until it not only aligns with the original vision but adds the emotional layer that music can bring, is something else entirely.
For me, it has meant a lot. And I think it has meant a lot for many others as well.
And regardless of what some may say: it is music. However one chooses to value it does not change that fact. It is music, just as real as any other music. The difference lies in the methods and tools used.
Not everyone plays every instrument themselves. Not everyone records in a studio. Not everyone manually programs every sound in a DAW. Different tools have always shaped music.
AI music is music, but that does not mean all concerns about AI music are invalid.
Is all AI-created music high quality? No.
Is it all music? Yes.
Is it good or bad? Well, to that I say: de gustibus non est disputandum.