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FakeNoose

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2. AI will be stealing all the original music in the next few years

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:32 PM

Apr 15

Just like they've "archived" all the human-written books and articles in the last 10 years or so.
The only way to protect your work is to never have it digitized, and never post it on the internet.

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Berklee College of Music Students Furious That It's Offering an AI "Songwriting" Class [View all] highplainsdem Apr 15 OP

I'm furious... 2naSalit Apr 15 #1

Generative AI needs to be rejected, both publicly and privately, for all the reasons it's unethical, illegal, highplainsdem Apr 16 #16

AI will be stealing all the original music in the next few years FakeNoose Apr 15 #2

They already stole everything they could get to. And yes, they will continue to steal. highplainsdem Apr 16 #14

And each song will sound remarkably like every other song. paleotn Apr 15 #3

True. There's no real intelligence in AI. highplainsdem Apr 16 #15

college instructor here - cab67 Apr 15 #4

Good for you! highplainsdem Apr 16 #11

My Cousin is a Berklee grad pfitz59 Apr 15 #5

AI is a threat to almost all human workers, and was designed to be. The AI bros are planning to have highplainsdem Apr 16 #12

"How disgusting of Berklee. Using AI is the opposite of both learning and creativity." OldBaldy1701E Apr 15 #6

Fruity Loops (FL Studio) started out as a drum machine, and I was never a fan of drum machines. highplainsdem Apr 16 #13

"It's complete - and completely unethical - pretense. Pure fraud." OldBaldy1701E Apr 17 #19

That's an expensive school tonekat Apr 15 #7

We're seeing more and more of a backlash against AI, especially from younger people who can highplainsdem Apr 16 #10

Just a matter of time before the Grammys drop "Song of the Year" and replace it with "Prompt of the Year". LudwigPastorius Apr 16 #8

Nope. Won't happen, unless the AI bros control everything, and everyone's lost their mind. Prompts highplainsdem Apr 16 #9

If Any Institution Should Know Better... ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #17

No, you don't. Shame on Berklee for doing this. highplainsdem Apr 16 #18