Working for the AI Man: Algorithmic Rents, Accumulation by Dispossession and Alien Power : WestminsterResearch

Title	Working for the AI Man: Algorithmic Rents, Accumulation by Dispossession and Alien Power
Creators	Boon, H.
Description	This is a video of my presentation for the Digital Music Research Network (DMRN+17) conference held at Queen Mary University London. The theme for this presentation develops arguments from my previous work on AI and popular music futures. I use Braverman's Alien Power as a means to describe not just AI but also that this is an ongoing process where, historically, the Music Industry was the previous incarnation of Alien Power. Thus, the work conducted by AI companies, despite the use of claims of democracy and tool distribution, also functions as a continuity of capitalism and, specifically, Alien power. Abstract This paper discusses AI, its effects on the production condition of users and conditions of alienation made possible by AI music applications. Video is available here: https://youtu.be/JFq8u6WQbNw
Date	22 Dec 2022
Keywords	music technology
	artificial intelligence
	cyborg
	music composition
	creativity
	music production
	soundtracks
	music composition
	music education
	cultural work
	copyright
	music futures
	capitalism
Place of publication	London
Web address (URL)	https://youtu.be/JE4F5ePnbZc

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