This week, the Jacobs School of Music welcomes Dr. Christopher White (University of Massachusetts Amherst) for the second annual summit AlgoRhythms: The World of Music and AI. At the summit, he will join scholars and industry experts for a panel discussion on “Music & AI in a New Creative World”, where they will explore the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and musical creativity.
In addition to the summit, Prof. White will engage with IU’s community through guest visits in classes, a talk for the Cognitive Science program, and he will present “Music’s AI Problem, AI’s Music Problem” as part of the Music Theory Colloquium Series. Join us as we delve into the profound impact of generative AI on the music landscape, and offer an immersive exploration, celebration, and contemplation of the evolving creative paradigm.
Wednesday, March 26
4:00–5:00 pm, SM 267 and by Zoom (email mustheor@iu.edu for info)
Christopher White (University of Massachusetts Amherst), “Music’s AI Problem, AI’s Music Problem”
Abstract: Will Generative AI put musicians out of business? Or will music be immune to AI’s technological advances? This talk outlines the numerous technical, social, and expressive challenges that make music a uniquely complex domain for AI research. These challenges include the lack of substantial commercial motivation, the intricacies involved in converting scores and audio signals into data that computers can process, the complex structures underpinning musical composition, and music’s deep-rooted connection to human emotion and experience. Overall, I argue that certain aspects of music are particularly vulnerable to AI interventions, while other aspects remain uniquely shielded from this burgeoning technology.
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