As an artist I have nothing but horror and disdain for the despicable moves labels and streaming platforms are instigating with AI. It is a curse to music, culture and humanity.
Thanks for reading our blog post. Your horror is completely justified! What we're witnessing is nothing short of an assault on human creativity itself. The fact that the same industry that was created to nurture and amplify artistic expression is now actively working to replace it with algorithmic imitations is deeply disturbing.
Your voice as an artist speaking out against this matters enormously. The more creators refuse to accept this trajectory as inevitable, the harder it becomes for them to normalize what should be unthinkable. Keep creating, keep speaking out; your humanity is exactly what they can't replicate, no matter how sophisticated their algorithms become. 🤝🏼
With over 200,000 songs being released daily, it’s staggering to imagine how that number might skyrocket as more creators turn to tools like Suno. This piece is incredibly well-written and raises critical points that those of us in the music industry urgently need to be discussing. There’s also a growing concern that many countries aren’t fully reckoning with the broader implications of Western music bias embedded in these technologies a bias that could shape the future of global music consumption and creativity in ways we’re not yet prepared for.
Thank you for your comment & for highlighting the cultural bias dimension; this is such a crucial point that deserves more attention in these discussions.
What's particularly troubling is how this could create a feedback loop: as AI-generated content floods streaming platforms, recommendation algorithms trained on this data will further reinforce these biases, making it even harder for diverse musical traditions to find audiences.
As you said; we need urgent conversations about training data diversity, algorithmic transparency, and perhaps even regulatory frameworks that protect cultural musical heritage. The window for shaping these systems more equitably feels like it's closing fast. 🤔
Absolutley, I work in the music industries between India and the US and people in India are not prepared. They are merely jumping on the lawsuit bandwagon without realizing the deep implications of what is actually happening.
It’s clear that this technology was dominated early by the same people who gave us surveillance capitalism, pop culture homogeniety and every other bad thing. We will mostly get what they would give us, and we might as well be honest about it now. No ‘tool’ is being used for what it can do for humanity’s benefit; it’s quick money and that’s it.
Musicians in this new environment will have to become storytellers even more than they are now, to differentiate themselves from the slop. The new ‘band’ is: musician, filmmaker, visual artist, social manager.
You raise important points about the concentration of power in tech platforms and how that shapes what music gets promoted. The influence of major tech companies on cultural gatekeeping is definitely something worth further scrutiny.
Your point about "quick money" hits hard. The venture capital model driving many of these platforms prioritizes engagement metrics over cultural value. But I've also seen some promising experiments in alternative models like artist-owned platforms, blockchain-based royalty systems, and community-funded music initiatives that suggest other paths forward. The challenge is ensuring these alternatives can scale without reproducing the same problems. 🤔
As an artist I have nothing but horror and disdain for the despicable moves labels and streaming platforms are instigating with AI. It is a curse to music, culture and humanity.
Thanks for reading our blog post. Your horror is completely justified! What we're witnessing is nothing short of an assault on human creativity itself. The fact that the same industry that was created to nurture and amplify artistic expression is now actively working to replace it with algorithmic imitations is deeply disturbing.
Your voice as an artist speaking out against this matters enormously. The more creators refuse to accept this trajectory as inevitable, the harder it becomes for them to normalize what should be unthinkable. Keep creating, keep speaking out; your humanity is exactly what they can't replicate, no matter how sophisticated their algorithms become. 🤝🏼
AI is trash. No other way to put it.
With over 200,000 songs being released daily, it’s staggering to imagine how that number might skyrocket as more creators turn to tools like Suno. This piece is incredibly well-written and raises critical points that those of us in the music industry urgently need to be discussing. There’s also a growing concern that many countries aren’t fully reckoning with the broader implications of Western music bias embedded in these technologies a bias that could shape the future of global music consumption and creativity in ways we’re not yet prepared for.
Thank you for your comment & for highlighting the cultural bias dimension; this is such a crucial point that deserves more attention in these discussions.
What's particularly troubling is how this could create a feedback loop: as AI-generated content floods streaming platforms, recommendation algorithms trained on this data will further reinforce these biases, making it even harder for diverse musical traditions to find audiences.
As you said; we need urgent conversations about training data diversity, algorithmic transparency, and perhaps even regulatory frameworks that protect cultural musical heritage. The window for shaping these systems more equitably feels like it's closing fast. 🤔
Absolutley, I work in the music industries between India and the US and people in India are not prepared. They are merely jumping on the lawsuit bandwagon without realizing the deep implications of what is actually happening.
AI didn’t kill the radio star. It just buried them under 10,000 mediocre uploads.
If 80% of artists were already whispering into the void, what happens when the void starts whispering back — at scale?
📌 The future of music might not be human, but it’ll definitely be crowded.
⬖ Sketched between algorithmic skips while tuning in to Frequency of Reason: https://bit.ly/4jTVv69
It’s clear that this technology was dominated early by the same people who gave us surveillance capitalism, pop culture homogeniety and every other bad thing. We will mostly get what they would give us, and we might as well be honest about it now. No ‘tool’ is being used for what it can do for humanity’s benefit; it’s quick money and that’s it.
Musicians in this new environment will have to become storytellers even more than they are now, to differentiate themselves from the slop. The new ‘band’ is: musician, filmmaker, visual artist, social manager.
Thanks for reading our blog post & your comment.
You raise important points about the concentration of power in tech platforms and how that shapes what music gets promoted. The influence of major tech companies on cultural gatekeeping is definitely something worth further scrutiny.
Your point about "quick money" hits hard. The venture capital model driving many of these platforms prioritizes engagement metrics over cultural value. But I've also seen some promising experiments in alternative models like artist-owned platforms, blockchain-based royalty systems, and community-funded music initiatives that suggest other paths forward. The challenge is ensuring these alternatives can scale without reproducing the same problems. 🤔