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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 13 MIN

Using AI Technology To Finish A Symphony Lucas Cantor Santiago Author Of Unfinished

from Arroe Collins: Unplugged & Totally Uncut · host Arroe Collins

Is the role of AI technology in music moving too fast….ignoring tradition, hard-won human wisdom, and tried-and-true methods of mastery? Emmy Award...Is the role of AI technology in music moving too fast….ignoring tradition, hard-won human wisdom, and tried-and-true methods of mastery?Emmy Award-winning composer and producer, Lucas Cantor Santiago, was commissioned by Huawei, one of the largest technology companies in the world, to experiment by collaborating with artificial intelligence and finish Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony.  Creating music in collaboration with a machine attracted international attention…and led Lucas to question his long-standing assumptions about what music is, what technology does, and how the two have evolved together over the course of human history, from the first bone flute to today's landscape of constant innovation and change.Unfinished tells the story of how music and technology have co-evolved over the past 60,000 years.  Technology and music are not opposing forces but are inextricably linked together.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Is the role of AI technology in music moving too fast….ignoring tradition, hard-won human wisdom, and tried-and-true methods of mastery? Emmy Award...Is the role of AI technology in music moving too fast….ignoring tradition, hard-won human wisdom, and tried-and-true methods of mastery?Emmy Award-winning composer and producer, Lucas Cantor Santiago, was commissioned by Huawei, one of the largest technology companies in the world, to experiment by collaborating with artificial intelligence and finish Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony.  Creating music in collaboration with a machine attracted international attention…and led Lucas to question his long-standing assumptions about what music is, what technology does, and how the two have evolved together over the course of human history, from the first bone flute to today's landscape of constant innovation and change.Unfinished tells the story of how music and technology have co-evolved over the past 60,000 years.  Technology and music are not opposing forces but are inextricably linked together.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

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