Episode 48: Spring '26 Semester Wrap Up

Episode 48: Spring '26 Semester Wrap Up

On this episode we wrap up the spring semester 2026. We talk about how we’ve used AI in our classes, and how students are using AI over time. We also discuss how Gen Alpha and Gen Z [https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/generation-gaps/gen-z-vs-gen-alpha.htm] are using AI and how they differ. And finally, we share some videos that Frank’s class made using AI for a battle of the band’s assignment. Plus a little Spotify AI [https://www.reddit.com/user/spotify/comments/1t7exoi/prompt_a_playlist_for_absolutely_anything/?p=1&share_id=GIk5bvM_bKSr4AOZ9OWH0&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1] note. Let’s get into it.

Episode 47: Google's Algorhythm and Blues

On this episode we talk about the latest lawsuit [https://www.billboard.com/pro/google-ai-music-lawsuit-artists-lyria-3-model-youtube-songs/] against Google’s music services for copyright violations from independent artists. Then we discuss how AI is changing the Hollywood and Bollywood [https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-is-rewiring-worlds-most-prolific-film-industry-2026-04-04/] industries. And finally, we revisit the Flow Music [https://www.flowmusic.app/]app, previously called Producer AI [https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/producerai/], how it has evolved and what it could sound like now and in the future. Let’s get into it.

Episode 46: Four Bands of the AI-pocalypse

On today’s episode we revisit Episode 41 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uhxByaMSPJzXBHk7n5SRs] that was taken down for copyright violations, edited, and then resubmitted online. Then we update what four different cases of AI music are up to now. We start with The Velvet Sundown [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop], then discuss The Band Black [https://thebandblack.com]. And then in the second half we talk about the Neon Oni [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ANgYXsrMPI]and Sienna Rose [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XGct4rbYfI]. Which of these artists are becoming more or less successful in the AI music space? Let’s get into it.

Episode 41: AI That Jazz and a Patch of Soul EDIT

On this show discuss AI in jazz education, Stefon Harris and his app Harmony Cloud [https://www.newark.rutgers.edu/news/jazz-artist-stefon-harris-invents-music-app-programs-unpredictable]. Then we review AI soul covers of Nirvana [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhM4pQdctSM] and the Wu Tang Clan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dg3wk04gpY]. And finally overall how AI could be and should be used in education. Let’s get into it.

Episode 45: Getting Into the Music AI Sandbox

On this episode we dive into two stories at the intersection of music and AI. We'll start with legendary producer Wyclef Jean [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDzKzZhyXHo] and his positive experience using the Music AI Sandbox [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Wpm4o6k1A], focusing on his belief that AI should be an "enhancement tool" that pushes human creativity to be "the most creative." Then, we’ll switch to the story of the AI-generated Japanese metal band Neon Oni [https://x.com/TheRundownAI/status/2033568236227244451?s=20&utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=nvidia-s-big-ai-day-at-gtc&_bhlid=b361e409f9fa2c9158d754e2f14a222bd3acd723], breaking down the deception by creator "Kage," the fan scrutiny, and the surprising pivot to hiring actual human musicians to perform [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ANgYXsrMPI] the AI-generated songs live. Let's get into it.