Funny, really. The one thing that actually looks like it might kill the creative industry, is the one thing they never thought to warn us about. I'm talking, of course, of AI. It's all over the news right now. AI art, Chat GPT, etc. Hollywood has ground to a halt, because writers and actors have gone on strike, with one of the main sticking points being the use of AI in current media. And now, they're telling us that by the year 2030 (which is worryingly close), AI will be able to create 'original' music that is indistinguishable from that created by a human artist. And I've got to say; as someone who writes about music, the thought of an AI writer putting out a piece of AI created music fills me with a special kind of dread.
It seems the war with the machines has begun. And we're losing, pretty hard.
But don't worry friends. There's a lot you can do. And I know what you're thinking 'But, Flicknife! We're already reading your blog, we're buying and streaming your albums, what else can we do?"
Don't worry, you Filthy FLICKERS, you're already doing just what you need to do. The only way we'll beat these heartless bastards and the AI they're using, is to support small, independent businesses… Just like you've been doing!
So, on that note, who wants to meet our latest additions to the vanguard, in the battle against the machines!
