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tonekat

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7. That's an expensive school

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 10:57 PM

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Basically, it's a course on what is coming that no one asked for.

How will composers price their work if there is an online jingle factory that just needs an account established to get something that's "Good Enough"?

Will Hans Zimmer and Trevor Horn be up against this vending machine?

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

I'm furious... 2naSalit Wednesday #1

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

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

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

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

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

college instructor here - cab67 Wednesday #4

Good for you! highplainsdem Yesterday #11

My Cousin is a Berklee grad pfitz59 Wednesday #5

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

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

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

"It's complete - and completely unethical - pretense. Pure fraud." OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #19

That's an expensive school tonekat Wednesday #7

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

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

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

If Any Institution Should Know Better... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #17

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