Snuffleupadon<p>I saw this LinkedIn post from an <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> bro a little while ago arguing that AI enables creativity like DAWs and other <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/musictech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musictech</span></a> does. On the surface I think this could come across as a valid argument. However...</p><p>Music tech like DAWs enable new workflows and democratize production. AI also creates new workflows. Where the two diverge though is in how AI, particularly <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a>, are able to pull it off. The training data was sourced from basically all publicly accessible information. </p><p>If when you produce a track in a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAW</span></a> using copyrighted material inappropriately you can and most likely will face consequences. When you produce <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> or <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> using an LLM, the source material has been laundered through the LLM so you can produce something derivative theoretically without having to attribute or face any consequences. The inappropriate use is still there but it's been conveniently moved out of view. Then, the public can look at the product and all know it's wrong without having to admit it.</p>