Ask HN: Does anyone just listen to their own AI music now?

This I did not predict to happen so quick with myself …

8 points | by ivape 18 hours ago

15 comments

  • noman-land 4 hours ago
    Can you post some examples? Is it particularly appealing because it was made by you? When I hear most AI music, it sounds pretty flat and boring, but I could see there being some kind of emotional attachment to music one generated themselves vs music generated by someone else.
  • JohnFen 7 hours ago
    No. For me, there's no point to doing such a thing. Music is about human communication. Without the human, it's just pretty noises -- which is fine, but not what I'm looking for.
  • esperent 18 hours ago
    I haven't tried making my own but recently I listened to a couple of YouTube playlists while working (made by humans) and when it autoplays to the next, it always chooses AI music.

    The music was ok, some was even quite good, but my reaction was interesting. Visceral and intense dislike that I was being so strongly and algorithmically guided to listen to non-human music.

    I'm not against AI, for art, music, or anything else. So I found my reaction quite interesting. I guess I didn't realize how important the human connection is to me in music.

  • stuaxo 3 hours ago
    For me, if someone did not put much effort into making a thing then I can't be bothered to experience it (well, unless it was really really really good).
  • al_borland 14 hours ago
    I have no interest in AI music. I’ve changed how I consume music to avoid the algorithms playing me a bunch of random stuff no one has ever heard of, which could easily become all AI over time.
  • jameshiew 10 hours ago
    Not usually but I've had periods where I've only been listening to AI-generated music (my own and others) instead of using Spotify. Suno is getting really good now.
    • elemdos 7 hours ago
      Yeah Suno is crazy. I hummed a melody that came to mind and it materialized it into a full band-backed song. Wasn’t random either, followed the lyrics I typed and built on the melody. I’m convinced Spotify is gonna be 80% AI music within two years.
  • runjake 4 hours ago
    Not yet, but I'm not adverse to it. I've long long been interested in generative music, popularized by Brian Eno. I consider AI music the next evolution of that.

    I do get the anti sentiment, though. Music means something different to everyone. And for many, that's human connection.

    I've also been ruminating on this point for a long time (primarily on the use of movie effects, before LLMs!) where if anything is possible, then what's the point?

    I feel like we'll hit this point with AI generated media and there'll be a bit of a backlash where the majority of people move back to authentic, human-generated art and media.

  • nacozarina 13 hours ago
    went the other way —- stopped listening to recorded music

    keep an acoustic guitar out and pick that up instead

    clean yamaha I got for $100 from a dude at ft huachuca

  • ksherlock 7 hours ago
    I use AI to split music into separate tracks.
  • cheevly 16 hours ago
    Yeah for the past 2 years now I exclusively listen to AI music.
  • bigyabai 18 hours ago
    No
  • metalman 5 hours ago
    guy, in front of the public library " when I get my check, I can buy any kind of drugs I want and listen to my hate music"

    figure thats a demographic "loving" the customisation features

  • ungreased0675 18 hours ago
    I do not, and will not
  • FranzFerdiNaN 7 hours ago
    AI music is completely and utterly pointless, just like any other type of AI 'art'. Art is inherently a human activity, and moving the creation of it to computers removes the entire point of it. Maybe it could be OK if it was a small part of larger workflow, but even then it just feels gross.

    Im not even completely against AI, i find them useful while coding and solving work problems, or even for explaining things. But it should stay far away from any art form.

    But its most likely a lost battle. Looking at current improvements, i wont be surprised if in 5 to 10 years large parts of new movies and shows will be AI generated and it will be basically impossible to evade it all unless you stick to anything made before 2023 or so.

  • Gabonish 10 hours ago
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