What is AI?
AI, short for Artificial Intelligence, is a computer simulation of human intelligence. As Phil Tee, CEO of AIOps company Moogsoft highlights, we already use it in our daily lives. "You have AI on every device you own, from your Apple watch to your smartphone."
Truth is, for many years, the music industry has put AI to use. Ever asked a smart speaker to play a song? Or ever streamed Spotify’s new DJ AI, which plays music catered to your exact taste? This is AI at work.
So maybe Terminator 2 was catastrophising AI in true Hollywood fashion. Tee continues: "The truth is very mundane. by Harry It Pearson has absolutely no self-awareness or intent, it’s no more malicious than the car in your garage. And, at the end of the day, every computer has an off switch!”.
Technology drives musical innovation
So, in the words of an AI expert, there’s nothing to fear just yet. What’s more, we need to remember that technology in music is nothing new. In fact,
