I was just informed from my boss and HR that my entire profession is being automated away.

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30. I'll watch those

I would guess that some AI programs, like what's being discussed in those videos, will make stuff that's nearly direct copies of the ripped off works but some others may not. I'm thinking as the AI learns more, it will get more original with it's own creations. I know that sounds insane because it doesn't have consciousness or imagination but the more it's exposed to, the more it will gain the ability to generate new and different material. Think of all of the music in the world, old and new, different types, cultural influences, sounds that are unique to some traditional stuff, like Mongolian throat singing, the trills and vibrato in Arab and Indian music, classical, Baroque, electronic, etc. Mix it all up and the possibilities for new output are astounding and more than any human could take in in a lifetime. I share your concerns, though, and I think musicians who want to make a living at it are screwed. Not yet, but it's not that far off.

An interesting aside: I had a book on native American art (pottery, weaving fabric and baskets). An interesting thing happened when anthropologists started collecting pottery shards for museums: the living craft nearly died out because people learn by first copying and then creating something original from what they've learned and been exposed to and they copied and were inspired by what the anthropologists took away. Isn't AI learning the same way as the people? It's collecting data and making something new. I have no clue where this goes. It's mind blowing.