Music
What AI can’t do – parody – and why not
I was pondering what it was that bothered me so much about the Suno and Udio case. My pride as a composer? Erm, no. Fear of AI? Copy-pasting Abba lyrics, uh, not really. No, it’s something else…
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SoundCloud to cut approximately 1 in 5 employees worldwide
SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman indicated today the company was set to cut 20% of its workforce, apparently across all offices.
Peter Kirn - August 3, 2022
Music Music tech Tech Web
As Facebook reveals fundamental flaws, music tech might reexamine the platform’s role
In just 48 hours, we’ve been treated both to whistleblower testimony that questions Facebook’s impact on society – and a massive technical outage that shows our dependence on it (and its fragility). Maybe it’s time for the world of music to stop treating Facebook as inevitable and entirely benign.
Peter Kirn - October 5, 2021
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Let’s dump master-slave terms: they’re vague, horrible, and we’re better off without them
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2020
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Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Years of MySpace music deleted; Internet weeps
Peter Kirn - March 18, 2019
Music tech Stories Tech Web
A plea to DJs: make sharing part of digging
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2019
Music Music tech Stories
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