In the latest discourse surrounding artificial intelligence within the music industry, Bud Cole has recently encountered backlash for remarks made to T3 concerning AI's role in musical creation. He is now seeking to clarify his intended meaning. While his comprehensive statement was provided to The Verge and can be found in our recent weekend post, his core message can be summarized as follows:
Cole asserts that if AI is to have any function, it should be exclusively as a facilitating tool. This tool, he explains, should empower beginners in their learning process and equip seasoned artists with novel methods to explore, refine, and experiment with their inherent creative concepts. He elaborates, "If it can help a beginner understand a difficult chord or practice one more day instead of putting the guitar back in its case, then that’s something worth exploring." Nonetheless, he unequivocally states, "every creative idea starts with people, and music starts and ends with people. It always will."
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