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AI Isn’t the Artist. The Human Still Is.
The real concern with AI is not that it will suddenly become more creative than people. The bigger concern is that people may start lowering the definition of creativity until generating output and making art are treated like the same thing. AI can produce songs, images, videos, scripts, and ideas with incredible speed, but speed is not meaning. Output is not intention. A finished file is not the same as a finished thought. Art is not just the thing that appears at the end; i
William Hopson
1 day ago
When a Song Becomes Real
Why live performance is where art stops being private A recorded song is a strange thing. In one sense, it can take hours, days, weeks, or even months to make. It can demand technical skill, emotional honesty, patience, revision, and a level of obsession that most people will never see. And yet, until somebody other than the person who made it actually hears it, connects with it, and experiences it, it is still just a thing. It is a file. It is an arrangement of sounds. It is
William Hopson
Apr 28
The Gear You Didn’t Plan For
There’s a certain kind of honesty that comes from using gear you didn’t overthink. No research rabbit holes. No comparison videos. No spreadsheets. Just something you saw, clicked on, and a few days later it showed up at your door. Most of us would never admit that those pieces of gear exist in our setup. They’re the “just for fun” purchases. The “I’ll try it and see” moments. The things that weren’t part of the plan. And yet… this week, that’s exactly where the music came fr
William Hopson
Mar 22
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