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Music in training sets is the new Spotify Wrapped: how genAI uses your music
This has to be peak 2026 music tech. Across every feed, producers I follow are posting the same revelation: they’re finding their own music in training sets used by AI. Investigations by Alex Reisner at The Atlantic are making this more visible — and visceral. And the findings are actually much worse than I think […]
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Bandcamp is taking a stand against generative AI; will it work?
Bandcamp is the first major platform to impose a strict prohibition of generative AI. The principles are clear, but how will it work in practice? And is this more symbolic than practically meaningful? Here’s a first look.
Peter Kirn - January 14, 2026
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Shae O. Omonijo’s free series on critical thinking, staying human, in the AI age
Harvard teacher and PhD candidate Shae O. Omonijo has put a full set of teaching materials online, including videos and a syllabus. This is your guide to staying human, reconnecting with offline communities, and embracing critical thinking and reading even in the AI age. And with that critical perspective comes something you may have been missing: optimism.
Warner does a deal with Suno, Udio; what could possibly go wrong?
Peter Kirn - November 25, 2025
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Benn Jordan’s AI poison pill and the weird world of adversarial noise
Peter Kirn - April 15, 2025
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Generative AI is “generating” existing pop songs: industry lawsuit
Peter Kirn - June 25, 2024
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