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12,530 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

On a Thursday in 2010, we slipped into our monochromatic neons, ventured to a local park, and tried to manipulate the very fabric of time. We couldn’t quite sort out the whole general relativity thing, so we instead opted for a 21-hour interpretive dance and a series of high-speed cameras with hot-swappable data cards. (Good enough.) The fastest we recorded was 172,800x, condensing a full day into one half-second. The slowest was 1/32, stretching that same half-second into 16—and giving this four-minute music video a timescale ratio of 5.5 million. To pull the whole stunt off, we enlisted the help of two all-around cool artists: Jeff Lieberman and Eric Gunther. A huge thank you to both of them—and to our media darling, Orange Bill, of whom this post is in loving memory. This song, “End Love,” is from “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky,” an album we released 15 years ago. Well—almost. Remember to say “Happy Birthday” this Sunday. And remember to pre-save our NEW song, “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill,” which will be available everywhere on 1/16. (Psst: There’s a music video coming, too.)

On a Thursday in 2010, we slipped into our monochromatic neons, ventured to a local park, and tried to manipulate the very fabric of time. We couldn’t quite sort out the whole general relativity thing, so we instead opted for a 21-hour interpretive dance and a series of high-speed cameras with hot-swappable data cards. (Good enough.) The fastest we recorded was 172,800x, condensing a full day into one half-second. The slowest was 1/32, stretching that same half-second into 16—and giving this four-minute music video a timescale ratio of 5.5 million. To pull the whole stunt off, we enlisted the help of two all-around cool artists: Jeff Lieberman and Eric Gunther. A huge thank you to both of them—and to our media darling, Orange Bill, of whom this post is in loving memory. This song, “End Love,” is from “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky,” an album we released 15 years ago. Well—almost. Remember to say “Happy Birthday” this Sunday. And remember to pre-save our NEW song, “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill,” which will be available everywhere on 1/16. (Psst: There’s a music video coming, too.)

OK Go

21,088 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🔥 Did you guess it? SPYAIR is coming to ax chibi 2025!🔥 SPYAIR STAFF Formed in 2005, this powerhouse band has captivated fans with their explosive energy and unforgettable live performances. With YOSUKE joining as the new vocalist in 2023, SPYAIR continues to dominate the scene! 🎤⚡ Known for hit anime themes from "BLEACH", "Mobile Suit Gundam", "Gintama", and "Haikyu!!". Their latest song “Orange” from "Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle" has surpassed 200 million streams worldwide — a true anthem for fans everywhere! 🌍🎶 🎵 You may recognize SPYAIR Anime Theme Songs below🎵 🐉 "AO" – Blue Miburo (Opening Theme, 2024) 🏐 "Imagination" – Haikyu!! (Opening Theme, 2014) 💥 "JUST ONE LIFE" – Samurai Flamenco (Opening Theme, 2013) 🚀 "My World" – Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (Ending Theme, 2012) ✨ "Last Moment" – BLEACH (Ending Theme, 2010) 🔥 "Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)" – Gintama (Ending Theme, 2011) ✨ "Last Moment" – BLEACH (Ending Theme, 2010) and many more! Performance schedule coming soon! 🎟️ Register now! 💫 Attendees ages 13 and under get in FREE accompanied by an adult with a paid wristband. 🏩 Book a room! 🔗 anime expo chibi 2025 | November 7 - 9, 2025 | Ontario Convention Center #axchibi2025 #axc2025 #animeexpochibi #animeexpochibi2025 #Ontario #LosAngeles #InlandEmpire #California #Anime #Japan #Manga #Cosplay #Otaku #Gaming #RPG #AMV #Shoujo #Shounen #Riverside #OrangeCounty #OC #SanBernardino #Ventura #SanDiego #SPYAIR #Haikyu #BLEACH #Gundam

🔥 Did you guess it? SPYAIR is coming to ax chibi 2025!🔥 SPYAIR STAFF Formed in 2005, this powerhouse band has captivated fans with their explosive energy and unforgettable live performances. With YOSUKE joining as the new vocalist in 2023, SPYAIR continues to dominate the scene! 🎤⚡ Known for hit anime themes from "BLEACH", "Mobile Suit Gundam", "Gintama", and "Haikyu!!". Their latest song “Orange” from "Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle" has surpassed 200 million streams worldwide — a true anthem for fans everywhere! 🌍🎶 🎵 You may recognize SPYAIR Anime Theme Songs below🎵 🐉 "AO" – Blue Miburo (Opening Theme, 2024) 🏐 "Imagination" – Haikyu!! (Opening Theme, 2014) 💥 "JUST ONE LIFE" – Samurai Flamenco (Opening Theme, 2013) 🚀 "My World" – Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (Ending Theme, 2012) ✨ "Last Moment" – BLEACH (Ending Theme, 2010) 🔥 "Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)" – Gintama (Ending Theme, 2011) ✨ "Last Moment" – BLEACH (Ending Theme, 2010) and many more! Performance schedule coming soon! 🎟️ Register now! 💫 Attendees ages 13 and under get in FREE accompanied by an adult with a paid wristband. 🏩 Book a room! 🔗 anime expo chibi 2025 | November 7 - 9, 2025 | Ontario Convention Center #axchibi2025 #axc2025 #animeexpochibi #animeexpochibi2025 #Ontario #LosAngeles #InlandEmpire #California #Anime #Japan #Manga #Cosplay #Otaku #Gaming #RPG #AMV #Shoujo #Shounen #Riverside #OrangeCounty #OC #SanBernardino #Ventura #SanDiego #SPYAIR #Haikyu #BLEACH #Gundam

anime expo chibi

30,524 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

🎧 Jay Park’s new rookie group is HERE — meet LNGSHOT! 🚀💥 Under the vision and leadership of Jay Park, MORE VISION introduces its newest boy group, LNGSHOT, already turning heads with their bold sound and fresh storytelling. Their pre-debut release, “4SHOBOIZ MIXTAPE” (Nov 2025), features 8 self-produced tracks that highlight their raw talent, creative independence, and fearless artistry. This project perfectly captures Jay Park’s mission for MORE VISION — to empower artists to express their truth and individuality, free from convention. 🔥🎼 They also unveiled their intro film ‘4SHOBOIZ Scenedump_ep1.mp4’, finally revealing the members and giving fans a glimpse of their personalities.👇✨ 🌟 Meet the Members! 👑 Ohyul Ohyul carries dynamic power with sharp rap delivery and explosive stage energy. Known for experimenting with genres and pushing boundaries, he’s a creative force shaping LNGSHOT’s identity. ⚡🎤 ⚡ Ryul A multi-talented rapper and writer, Ryul brings sincerity and introspection to the group. His work on “Trust Myself” shows his ability to blend emotion and artistry through honest storytelling. ✍️🎧 🎤 Woojin Woojin is the emotional heartbeat of LNGSHOT. His soulful vocals and warm tone shine in his solos, capturing vulnerability and growth that fans connect with instantly. 💛🎶 🔥 Louis Louis stands out as both a strong lead vocalist and thoughtful lyricist. With reflective messages and confident performance style, he aims to create meaningful music with lasting impact. 🌌🖤 📢 K-pop fanatics! Which member or track from the mixtape is your favorite so far? 👇 Drop a comment and let’s hype up LNGSHOT from day one! 💬❤️ #LNGSHOT #4SHOBOIZ #4SHOBOIZMixtape #MOREVISION #JayPark #NewKpopGroup #KpopRookies #KpopDebut #KpopBoys #KpopMixtape #KpopUpdate #AllKpop #StanLNGSHOT #KpopNews #TrendingKpop

🎧 Jay Park’s new rookie group is HERE — meet LNGSHOT! 🚀💥 Under the vision and leadership of Jay Park, MORE VISION introduces its newest boy group, LNGSHOT, already turning heads with their bold sound and fresh storytelling. Their pre-debut release, “4SHOBOIZ MIXTAPE” (Nov 2025), features 8 self-produced tracks that highlight their raw talent, creative independence, and fearless artistry. This project perfectly captures Jay Park’s mission for MORE VISION — to empower artists to express their truth and individuality, free from convention. 🔥🎼 They also unveiled their intro film ‘4SHOBOIZ Scenedump_ep1.mp4’, finally revealing the members and giving fans a glimpse of their personalities.👇✨ 🌟 Meet the Members! 👑 Ohyul Ohyul carries dynamic power with sharp rap delivery and explosive stage energy. Known for experimenting with genres and pushing boundaries, he’s a creative force shaping LNGSHOT’s identity. ⚡🎤 ⚡ Ryul A multi-talented rapper and writer, Ryul brings sincerity and introspection to the group. His work on “Trust Myself” shows his ability to blend emotion and artistry through honest storytelling. ✍️🎧 🎤 Woojin Woojin is the emotional heartbeat of LNGSHOT. His soulful vocals and warm tone shine in his solos, capturing vulnerability and growth that fans connect with instantly. 💛🎶 🔥 Louis Louis stands out as both a strong lead vocalist and thoughtful lyricist. With reflective messages and confident performance style, he aims to create meaningful music with lasting impact. 🌌🖤 📢 K-pop fanatics! Which member or track from the mixtape is your favorite so far? 👇 Drop a comment and let’s hype up LNGSHOT from day one! 💬❤️ #LNGSHOT #4SHOBOIZ #4SHOBOIZMixtape #MOREVISION #JayPark #NewKpopGroup #KpopRookies #KpopDebut #KpopBoys #KpopMixtape #KpopUpdate #AllKpop #StanLNGSHOT #KpopNews #TrendingKpop

allkpop

14,737 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Dreamina's masterfully built next-gen AI video model serves to essentially change the game. Stepping dynamically from "clip stitching" to "long narrative × multi-asset × powerful editing" — let's review what's actually new: Seedance 2.5 is completely live worldwide on Dreamina — today — while a broader US rollout begins August 7. And yes: ✅ The entire fantastic Seedance suite (2.5, 2.0, plus all upcoming future models) is currently priced at its lowest-ever tier ✅ Dreamina obviously isn’t simply the most capable platform for Seedance 2.5 — it remains hands down the most affordable way to push it to the limits, full-capacity, requiring no add-ons ✨ 30s continuous generation (15s → 30s) — leave out the choppy stitching artifacts 📦 Up to 50 multimodal references (12 → 50) — blend your images, videos, audio, brilliantly all in one go 🎬 Precise local editing — carefully fix specific regions without ever re-rendering the whole clip 🌍 10+ languages — Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and numerous more 🎯 3D white model & green screen support — high-level professional-grade control The fragile era of short clips is fully over. Intense industrial-grade AI video is actively here. 🚀 Coming soon on Dreamina. Meanwhile, jump in and create with Dreamina Seedance 2.5 and get your workspace ready for the upgrade! #dreamina #dreaminapartner #seedance #dreaminaseedance25

Dreamina's masterfully built next-gen AI video model serves to essentially change the game. Stepping dynamically from "clip stitching" to "long narrative × multi-asset × powerful editing" — let's review what's actually new: Seedance 2.5 is completely live worldwide on Dreamina — today — while a broader US rollout begins August 7. And yes: ✅ The entire fantastic Seedance suite (2.5, 2.0, plus all upcoming future models) is currently priced at its lowest-ever tier ✅ Dreamina obviously isn’t simply the most capable platform for Seedance 2.5 — it remains hands down the most affordable way to push it to the limits, full-capacity, requiring no add-ons ✨ 30s continuous generation (15s → 30s) — leave out the choppy stitching artifacts 📦 Up to 50 multimodal references (12 → 50) — blend your images, videos, audio, brilliantly all in one go 🎬 Precise local editing — carefully fix specific regions without ever re-rendering the whole clip 🌍 10+ languages — Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and numerous more 🎯 3D white model & green screen support — high-level professional-grade control The fragile era of short clips is fully over. Intense industrial-grade AI video is actively here. 🚀 Coming soon on Dreamina. Meanwhile, jump in and create with Dreamina Seedance 2.5 and get your workspace ready for the upgrade! #dreamina #dreaminapartner #seedance #dreaminaseedance25

Jennifer Thompson

12,521 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

really like how Sam Blond basically walked through monaco’s gtm + launch playbook for free if you’re launching soon or trying to fix gtm, this is one of the better deep dives to learn from 1/ go from zero to 100 (not 0 → 30 → 60) >they stayed in real stealth for ~a year (site said “coming soon,” linkedins said “company in stealth”) >then they stacked everything on one day: launch video, fundraise announcement, outbound waves, etc. >the goal was to go from “no one has heard of us” to “i’m seeing this everywhere” in a few days. 2/ favor a “big bang” over a slow, leaky launch >if you drip small announcements for months, people acclimate and tune out. you lose the “this came out of nowhere and is suddenly everywhere” effect. >a concentrated launch creates a step‑change in awareness and a steeper early growth curve. 3/ treat launch distribution as a real project >make a genuinely good product video that shows the product clearly. >build a simple distribution spreadsheet with 4 tabs: employees, investors, friends of the firm, customers. >coordinate outreach the day before and the day of launch across all 4 groups. >content matters, but distribution is equally important. 4/ design the distribution spreadsheet to extend your reach >ask every employee for “3–5 most influential people” in their network (by relationship or following). >add those names to your “friends of the firm” list. >give each group specific instructions and assets (copy, video link, timing) so you’re not relying on people to improvise. 5/ plan 2–3 simple stunts or campaigns ahead of launch >~45 days before launch, form a small launch committee (around 5 people). >weekend homework: each person brings 2–3 ideas that are creative but within budget. >whiteboard everything, then pick the 3–4 best ideas you can realistically execute. >bias toward ideas that feel a bit unusual but are operationally doable for your team. 6/ treat “launch” as a repeatable motion, not a one‑time event >each milestone is its own launch with distinct content and distribution: >beta → public → GA >fundraises: seed, A, B, etc. >every one of these is another chance to build momentum and rerun the playbook with a new angle and a slightly different audience. 7/ for budget‑constrained teams, favor creative over paid >assume billboards and big paid campaigns are off the table. >every month, force at least one creative idea, even if it’s small. >prefer things that are operationally hard but cheap over things that are easy but ad‑platform expensive. >a small in‑office comedy show or sending $100 poker sets to 100 ideal customers can beat tens of thousands in google/linkedin ads.

really like how Sam Blond basically walked through monaco’s gtm + launch playbook for free if you’re launching soon or trying to fix gtm, this is one of the better deep dives to learn from 1/ go from zero to 100 (not 0 → 30 → 60) >they stayed in real stealth for ~a year (site said “coming soon,” linkedins said “company in stealth”) >then they stacked everything on one day: launch video, fundraise announcement, outbound waves, etc. >the goal was to go from “no one has heard of us” to “i’m seeing this everywhere” in a few days. 2/ favor a “big bang” over a slow, leaky launch >if you drip small announcements for months, people acclimate and tune out. you lose the “this came out of nowhere and is suddenly everywhere” effect. >a concentrated launch creates a step‑change in awareness and a steeper early growth curve. 3/ treat launch distribution as a real project >make a genuinely good product video that shows the product clearly. >build a simple distribution spreadsheet with 4 tabs: employees, investors, friends of the firm, customers. >coordinate outreach the day before and the day of launch across all 4 groups. >content matters, but distribution is equally important. 4/ design the distribution spreadsheet to extend your reach >ask every employee for “3–5 most influential people” in their network (by relationship or following). >add those names to your “friends of the firm” list. >give each group specific instructions and assets (copy, video link, timing) so you’re not relying on people to improvise. 5/ plan 2–3 simple stunts or campaigns ahead of launch >~45 days before launch, form a small launch committee (around 5 people). >weekend homework: each person brings 2–3 ideas that are creative but within budget. >whiteboard everything, then pick the 3–4 best ideas you can realistically execute. >bias toward ideas that feel a bit unusual but are operationally doable for your team. 6/ treat “launch” as a repeatable motion, not a one‑time event >each milestone is its own launch with distinct content and distribution: >beta → public → GA >fundraises: seed, A, B, etc. >every one of these is another chance to build momentum and rerun the playbook with a new angle and a slightly different audience. 7/ for budget‑constrained teams, favor creative over paid >assume billboards and big paid campaigns are off the table. >every month, force at least one creative idea, even if it’s small. >prefer things that are operationally hard but cheap over things that are easy but ad‑platform expensive. >a small in‑office comedy show or sending $100 poker sets to 100 ideal customers can beat tens of thousands in google/linkedin ads.

Eliot

30,849 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

FORGET MY PREVIOUS POST, LET ME BLOW YOUR MINDS! 🤯NEW METHOD! AI 2D SPRITES ARE SOLVED. PERIOD. Day 50 of building a webGL game engine using Cursor 🔽🔽🔽 I was wrong. The previous system had flaws. It wasn't the best. If you use it on VFX heavy sprites, it would start falling apart - either via grain/artifacts, or displacement. But I just couldn't give up. I knew I needed something more. This was the limit the models could give me. So I consulted science: Zheng et al., "Bilateral Reference for High-Resolution Dichotomous Image Segmentation" (CAAI AIR 2024, arXiv:2401.03407) - BiRefNet If any of the brilliant minds who wrote this paper read this post, I'm extremely thankful for your research. It made me solve a really big problem with 2D sprites, and I'm extremely grateful! Thank you! Please reach out if you see this! Now, how does this solution work: 1⃣ Generate your Kling animation (still king for anime 2D style). 2⃣ Run BiRefNet (HR-matting variant rocks) → get solid character alpha. 3⃣ Compute simple brightness/luminance alpha (luma → alpha curve, easy in any tool). 4⃣ Final alpha = max(BiRefNet_alpha, brightness_alpha) — that's it. No fancy weights needed. 5⃣ Feed to your engine / Comfy / whatever. Dynamic lights now play nice with zero artifacts. Mind you, this solution requires an nVidia GPU to run local inference. Alternatively, you can get it done on Colab likely with the free tier! You can try CPU, but no guarantees. Try a lighter model like BiRefNet_lite-2K. Demo is purposely in 30 fps even though I wouldn't run an anime 2D game above 12 fps - for both style and performance. Just wanted to show you the absolute results. Please bookmark this! ☑️ If you love 2D and sprite work, this is truly the best way, the best method I could find. Use it, steal it. Enjoy it! Repost if it saves your workflows too! I think I need a break... almost 40 hours straight solving this. Next are dynamic shadows, and I'm not looking forward to that...

FORGET MY PREVIOUS POST, LET ME BLOW YOUR MINDS! 🤯NEW METHOD! AI 2D SPRITES ARE SOLVED. PERIOD. Day 50 of building a webGL game engine using Cursor 🔽🔽🔽 I was wrong. The previous system had flaws. It wasn't the best. If you use it on VFX heavy sprites, it would start falling apart - either via grain/artifacts, or displacement. But I just couldn't give up. I knew I needed something more. This was the limit the models could give me. So I consulted science: Zheng et al., "Bilateral Reference for High-Resolution Dichotomous Image Segmentation" (CAAI AIR 2024, arXiv:2401.03407) - BiRefNet If any of the brilliant minds who wrote this paper read this post, I'm extremely thankful for your research. It made me solve a really big problem with 2D sprites, and I'm extremely grateful! Thank you! Please reach out if you see this! Now, how does this solution work: 1⃣ Generate your Kling animation (still king for anime 2D style). 2⃣ Run BiRefNet (HR-matting variant rocks) → get solid character alpha. 3⃣ Compute simple brightness/luminance alpha (luma → alpha curve, easy in any tool). 4⃣ Final alpha = max(BiRefNet_alpha, brightness_alpha) — that's it. No fancy weights needed. 5⃣ Feed to your engine / Comfy / whatever. Dynamic lights now play nice with zero artifacts. Mind you, this solution requires an nVidia GPU to run local inference. Alternatively, you can get it done on Colab likely with the free tier! You can try CPU, but no guarantees. Try a lighter model like BiRefNet_lite-2K. Demo is purposely in 30 fps even though I wouldn't run an anime 2D game above 12 fps - for both style and performance. Just wanted to show you the absolute results. Please bookmark this! ☑️ If you love 2D and sprite work, this is truly the best way, the best method I could find. Use it, steal it. Enjoy it! Repost if it saves your workflows too! I think I need a break... almost 40 hours straight solving this. Next are dynamic shadows, and I'm not looking forward to that...

Startracker 🔺

71,439 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

The Ghost in the Machine: How Player Pianos Sparked Protests, and What They Reveal About Our AI Future In the early 1900s, the player piano was a sensation. These self-playing instruments used perforated paper rolls fed through pneumatic mechanisms to reproduce complex piano performances automatically. By the 1910s to mid-1920s, they outsold ordinary pianos in many markets, filling American parlors, saloons, and theaters with ragtime, marches, and classical pieces. Great artists like Sergei Rachmaninoff and Ignace Paderewski cut rolls, preserving their interpretations for generations. It was automation that brought “live” music into every home, without the need for lessons or live performers. Yet this marvel triggered intense resistance. Composers and musicians saw it as an existential threat. In his fiery 1906 essay “The Menace of Mechanical Music,” bandleader and composer John Philip Sousa warned that player pianos and phonographs would “substitute machinery for the human soul.” He predicted the death of amateur music-making: children would stop learning instruments, families would stop gathering around the piano, and music would lose its emotional depth. Sousa testified before Congress, helping drive the 1909 Copyright Act, which created compulsory licensing so composers could earn royalties from mechanical reproductions, a landmark victory born from protest. As “talkies” and radio displaced theater orchestras in the late 1920s, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) launched the Music Defense League in 1930. Funded by a tax on members, the union spent hundreds of thousands of dollars (millions in today’s dollars) on a national advertising blitz. Dramatic newspaper ads depicted sinister robots replacing human musicians, with slogans like “Is Art to Have a Tyrant?” and warnings that “canned music” would destroy jobs and degrade culture. The campaign targeted not just records but all mechanical music, including player pianos in public spaces. While there were no Luddite-style riots smashing machines (player pianos were mostly expensive home devices), the opposition was fierce: boycotts, lobbying, lawsuits, and cultural shaming of anyone who chose “the robot” over living performers. The protests did not kill the player piano. Record sales, radio, and the Great Depression did that by the early 1930s. But the episode left a lasting legacy: new copyright rules, heightened awareness of technology’s impact on artists, and a template for how workers respond to automation. We are living through the same story with AI and robotics. Generative models now compose music, write screenplays, generate art, and even perform. Musicians, writers, and visual artists are protesting in eerily familiar ways: lawsuits over unlicensed training data (the modern equivalent of the player-piano royalty fight), demands for “human-made” labels, strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, and public campaigns against “AI slop.” Fears echo Sousa’s exactly: loss of soul, authenticity, jobs, and human connection. “The robot is coming” ads of 1930 could run unchanged today, just swap “canned music” for “AI-generated content.” History’s lesson is nuanced. The player piano did not end music; it briefly coexisted with live performance before giving way to richer ecosystems. Rolls by legends now serve as priceless archives. Protests forced legal compromises that protected creators while allowing innovation. Yet real displacement happened. Thousands of theater musicians lost steady work, and the cultural shift toward passive consumption was real. Today’s AI moment carries higher stakes: it threatens not just one profession but broad swaths of cognitive and creative labor. Robots and AI could augment surgeons, drivers, teachers, and artists, or render many obsolete. The player-piano saga shows that raw Luddism rarely wins, We cannot stop technological progress, The music plays on. The question is: who, or what, plays it?

The Ghost in the Machine: How Player Pianos Sparked Protests, and What They Reveal About Our AI Future In the early 1900s, the player piano was a sensation. These self-playing instruments used perforated paper rolls fed through pneumatic mechanisms to reproduce complex piano performances automatically. By the 1910s to mid-1920s, they outsold ordinary pianos in many markets, filling American parlors, saloons, and theaters with ragtime, marches, and classical pieces. Great artists like Sergei Rachmaninoff and Ignace Paderewski cut rolls, preserving their interpretations for generations. It was automation that brought “live” music into every home, without the need for lessons or live performers. Yet this marvel triggered intense resistance. Composers and musicians saw it as an existential threat. In his fiery 1906 essay “The Menace of Mechanical Music,” bandleader and composer John Philip Sousa warned that player pianos and phonographs would “substitute machinery for the human soul.” He predicted the death of amateur music-making: children would stop learning instruments, families would stop gathering around the piano, and music would lose its emotional depth. Sousa testified before Congress, helping drive the 1909 Copyright Act, which created compulsory licensing so composers could earn royalties from mechanical reproductions, a landmark victory born from protest. As “talkies” and radio displaced theater orchestras in the late 1920s, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) launched the Music Defense League in 1930. Funded by a tax on members, the union spent hundreds of thousands of dollars (millions in today’s dollars) on a national advertising blitz. Dramatic newspaper ads depicted sinister robots replacing human musicians, with slogans like “Is Art to Have a Tyrant?” and warnings that “canned music” would destroy jobs and degrade culture. The campaign targeted not just records but all mechanical music, including player pianos in public spaces. While there were no Luddite-style riots smashing machines (player pianos were mostly expensive home devices), the opposition was fierce: boycotts, lobbying, lawsuits, and cultural shaming of anyone who chose “the robot” over living performers. The protests did not kill the player piano. Record sales, radio, and the Great Depression did that by the early 1930s. But the episode left a lasting legacy: new copyright rules, heightened awareness of technology’s impact on artists, and a template for how workers respond to automation. We are living through the same story with AI and robotics. Generative models now compose music, write screenplays, generate art, and even perform. Musicians, writers, and visual artists are protesting in eerily familiar ways: lawsuits over unlicensed training data (the modern equivalent of the player-piano royalty fight), demands for “human-made” labels, strikes by Hollywood writers and actors, and public campaigns against “AI slop.” Fears echo Sousa’s exactly: loss of soul, authenticity, jobs, and human connection. “The robot is coming” ads of 1930 could run unchanged today, just swap “canned music” for “AI-generated content.” History’s lesson is nuanced. The player piano did not end music; it briefly coexisted with live performance before giving way to richer ecosystems. Rolls by legends now serve as priceless archives. Protests forced legal compromises that protected creators while allowing innovation. Yet real displacement happened. Thousands of theater musicians lost steady work, and the cultural shift toward passive consumption was real. Today’s AI moment carries higher stakes: it threatens not just one profession but broad swaths of cognitive and creative labor. Robots and AI could augment surgeons, drivers, teachers, and artists, or render many obsolete. The player-piano saga shows that raw Luddism rarely wins, We cannot stop technological progress, The music plays on. The question is: who, or what, plays it?

Brian Roemmele

118,152 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten