Kulturkampf

[Uncle]

Funny enough I experienced a real life version of this today.

A work colleague volunteers with kids, and he was showing me a ChatGPT song they had made for him. A third coworker was also in the room. The moment he pressed play, that coworker—who had just been chatting casually along with us—said, “AI music creeps me out,” and abruptly walked out.

I don't get people who can't just enjoy it for what it is

I had a great time a few months back hanging out with family making stupid AI songs, the kids were so amazed that it takes your ridiculous ideas seriously, as if some professional production studio got this real guy to sing childish fart songs with a complete straight face and emotion

it's not about "but you didn't actually create ART," no one trying to scam anyone or steal dollars from working artists, it's just the simple joy of writing lyrics and hearing them professionally produced instantly

at the end of the night my sister even used it to write them a "time to go to bed now" song