Faust In the Machine

4. Why AI Music Will Not Democratise the Music Business

My take on generative AI music, and why I think it's not going to be the democratising tool that the AI music companies' CEOs are claiming.

3. The Problems With Spotify

Streaming is not the solution to how music should be listened to. It works for certain kinds of music, but not all. Big artists tend to benefit, while independent artists can end up with even less in revenue than before. Spotify is also more beneficial to certain types of music. Listen to find out why! Podcast soundtrack by Mikael Lind.

2. The Attention Economy

What effects does the attention economy have our focus and attention, and what does that mean for our ability to enjoy music, art, and literature, and our ability to concentrate in the meaningful activity that is to create these things? Will our creativity suffer from constant AI use? Text and voice: Mikael Lind Title track: Mikael Lind

1. Introduction

An introduction to the podcast. What kinds of topics will be dealt with in the podcast, and what questions will be raised? Theme music written and performed by Mikael Lind. For questions and comments, send an email to nl@hi.is [nl@hi.is]