Adding this bit at the top of this existing post….
Other than 1 (one) song’s cover art, none (NONE) of the music, the writing, playing, programming, mixing or mastering in any music that is on here is AI generated.
All (ALL) of it is human made, from the heart and imagination.
If you want to listen to a machine I can’t stop you. If you want to listen to music and art by a machine and ignore real human’s imagination, experience, hopes, dreams, work, passion and so forth then you might want to pass on by as everything here is not only human made, but it’s focused on expression and not algorithms that are meant to serve up copies and distillations of what already exists.
You may love, like, be neutral or hate what is here, but I would say it’s safe to contend that it’s honest and meant as art, not simply as a product for money or fame or praise.
A lot of technology is great, I am not saying all is bad, I am saying AI doing art is against the whole idea of art and therefor other than one “picture” used as cover art for one song that was sent by a friend because it seemed a fitting cover for the song I had shared to them before releasing it, none (NONE) will be used.
This isn’t closed mindedness or a stubborn fight against change, if you knew me you’d know that, this is a stand for something of the human heart and spirit and no “benefits” of it or mass adoption is going to change that.
Hopefully there are a lot of others that see this as I do.
If not, then so be it.
Music here is by a human.
Like it or not.
Human.
Peace,
Steve
7.13.2024
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(Comment below is the one I mentioned above)
I just left a comment on a YouTube video made by Rick Beato. He has a channel where he digs into music in various ways and this video was about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and it’s impact on music and artists and his predictions of what would happen.
So, I watched it and he had some good points but I take it a bit farther, and I thought I ought to share it here for whatever it’s worth…
“Just as every single tool, actually everything in existence, has or will be used to harm, used selfishly, used with no regard for what impact it’s use is causing with no concern for anyone or anything, so will AI be used. It’s already been used for scams, it’s dangers are immense and the average person doesn’t care one singe bit. Greed and irresponsible behavior has spread like a cancer and the lazy selfish greedy self centered people (the majority, let’s face it) will just march us all into a worse dystopia day by day. Music and all the arts, which is meant to entertain and also be used (at least should be used) to encourage a better world, one without greed, poverty, war, and so forth is meant to come from the soul, spirit, heart or wherever you want to picture it coming from, but with AI it will end up all coming from algorithms made to deceive people and make a few shallow idiots rich.
We’ve already lost connection with people on a massive scale. How many people know and talk to their neighbors?
We’ve already lost connection with actual spirituality, much of it is just making authors and video makers rich.
We’ve already lost connection with OUR PLANET and life itself.
Most people only get outraged when they’re told to be outraged on something that is meant to distract or enrich others.
And AI will just make each of those things exponentially worse.
Technology CAN help.
How often it does is a much lower number than how often it harms.
An interview with Rod Serling comes to mind. It was before Twilight Zone had been launched and he talked of the huge potential for good that TV had to offer, but he saw that IMMEDIATELY the sponsors and the greed and shortsightedness and selfishness and shallowness of those at networks and in board rooms ruined it and steered it away from doing good straight into the gutter.
Just using voice and video, AI can obviously undo us by faking us into war, faking a smear campaign against anyone questioning the status quo, the war machine and so forth, but even if it didn’t, it’s going to separate us from our soul, our hearts and each others more by the day at a time when the total, complete opposite is desperately, desperately needed.
Try to hold onto your heart and humanity people. When John Trudel said “Protect your spirit, because you are in the place where spirits get eaten.”, he was right then and if it wasn’t apparent to people at that time, it should be crystal clear now.
Peace,
Steve
5.12.2023”