Robots versus Art: The Threat of Artificial Intelligence to Creativity

Is artificial intelligence a real threat to human creativity? Or are we just expanding our creative toolbox? We discuss the myths and realities of technology and creative practices in the world of art and music, and talk about implications and effects of previous and future technologies.--Stable Diffusion, an AI-based image generation. Try it yourself!ChatGPT, from OpenAI.GPT3, which produces human-like text. Given an initial text as prompt, it will produce text that continues the prompt.Lensa, the AI-based portrait app.Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal cartoon about AI creativity and art.Attack Magazine's "Beat Dissected" columns teach non-drummers how to build common beats by following recipes.Roger Linn's Linn Drum sounds are on more hit records than any other sound. It was the first drum machine to use digital samples of real drums.Sly and The Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On was one of the first big records to use a drum machine. Writing to Heal: A Guided Journal for Recovering from Trauma & Emotional Upheaval by James PennebakerExcerpt from "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush, lyrics written by Neil Peart:All this machinery making modern music Can still be open-hearted Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question of your honesty Yeah, your honesty One likes to believe in the freedom of music But glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeahMichael Hateley:Lotus Mastering   http://lotusmastering.com/Hello CrowHello Crow, Michael's new EP is available now!       Extra Fancy "You Look Like a Movie Star":https://youtu.be/0pE1TqlWHCkBaldyloks (Michael Hateley & John Napier):https://baldyloks.bandcamp.com/Dee Madden:https://www.deemadden.com/Dee's new album Paisley Madrigals is out now!Penal Colony “Blue 9” video:https://youtu.be/Fes9E3ea8FYDee Madden on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jsYxJ4QxzoGn9t0HRllPkAnu Kirk:https://www.anukirk.comAnu on BandcampSid Luscious and The Pants on BandcampLuscious-235 on BandcampRêvenir on Bandcamp...