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Paradise or a dangerous game? The man who made millions from AI and fictitious music
Imagine a tempting world where technology and big money come together and allow you to create music without understanding music, without knowing how to play or sing, without entering a professional recording studio, without leaving your home or comfort zone, without needing a music producer or record label, without needing a loyal audience and without spending a single dollar on marketing or promotion. Just a computer, a few lines of code, and artificial intelligence that knows how to do the magic. Some would say that this is a paradise for creators. It is not that far from reality; to be precise, this paradise already exists, and someone used it and even managed to pocket over 10 million dollars.
I have already written several articles about streaming scams, marketing, and unfair practices of record companies. Still, as technology advances and we are in the midst of a robotic technological revolution, the situation is becoming more threatening daily. I say this with pain as a musician because as technology advances, they try to manipulate our minds into stopping working hard, forgetting about the joy of creation, and trying to get rich at the expense of those who toiled and worked hard.
If you ask Michael Smith, a 53-year-old American musician from North Carolina, he will…
