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I heard on the radio just a fragment of a news story. It said that a record company has signed a $19 million contract with "an AI recording artist." They played a snippet of a song created by AI and it sounded like a woman with a voice that could cover several octaves, including some very high notes. I missed a lot of the specific details, like the name of the recording artist or who exactly it was who signed it (her?). I did not find that story to be welcome news. It left me with a sense of unease.

I remember the discussions that followed the release of "The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds" back in the 60's. Many thought that the Moog Synthesizer should be banned from things like Grammy consideration, but the argument was presented that it was just another instrument that was played (programmed) by a performer.