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highplainsdem

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

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:38 PM

4 hrs ago

and harmful in lots of ways. Starting with the theft of the world's intellectual property.

If it's rejected, the financial house of cards it's based on - theft, dishonest hype, and circular financing - will collapse, and AI use will become the mark of shame it should be, rather than something to brag about or at least try to excuse.

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

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

Generative AI needs to be rejected, both publicly and privately, for all the reasons it's unethical, illegal, highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #16

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

They already stole everything they could get to. And yes, they will continue to steal. highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #14

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

True. There's no real intelligence in AI. highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #15

college instructor here - cab67 23 hrs ago #4

Good for you! highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #11

My Cousin is a Berklee grad pfitz59 22 hrs ago #5

AI is a threat to almost all human workers, and was designed to be. The AI bros are planning to have highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #12

"How disgusting of Berklee. Using AI is the opposite of both learning and creativity." OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #6

Fruity Loops (FL Studio) started out as a drum machine, and I was never a fan of drum machines. highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #13

That's an expensive school tonekat 19 hrs ago #7

We're seeing more and more of a backlash against AI, especially from younger people who can highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #10

Just a matter of time before the Grammys drop "Song of the Year" and replace it with "Prompt of the Year". LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #8

Nope. Won't happen, unless the AI bros control everything, and everyone's lost their mind. Prompts highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #9

If Any Institution Should Know Better... ProfessorGAC 4 hrs ago #17

No, you don't. Shame on Berklee for doing this. highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #18