As a mixed media artist, I'm quite unimpressed by the unimaginative and flavorless yet accurate queries results of 'AI' image generators, and I certainly hate the idea of use 'AI' to manipulate music audiences for the profit of capitalism, as Spotify currently does.

The only AI thing from which I find bits of enjoyment is with text generators as it makes me reflect on the many ways one can convey ideas into words; although as a music maker, I feel that words can have limitations in sharing some emotions.

#AImusic #musak vs #music #AI #art #narration #ImageGeneration #FakeArt #FakeMusicians #emotions #AIGeneratedMusic #TextGeneration #Spotify #Capitalism #AudienceManipulation #playlists #words

#political #israel #musak

#ink #FountainPens

Swan SF2 with Pelikan Garnet ink.

Commentary on (a subset of) the current Israeli government.

Not sure what got me thinking about Muzak and its initial experiment in Lakewood, Ohio before the company realized they couldn't beat commercial radio and shifted to focusing on commercial contracts (to improve worker efficiency and eventually consumer consumption.)

#cleveland #musak #lakewood

(Finding this fact is difficult as a 1984 Time magazine article misattributes it to Lakeland and this gets repeated by sloppiness that Google amplifies.)