The future of music powered by AI, a panel discussion at WCIT
14 October, 2024
The future of music is here, and it's powered by AI; a panel discussion at WCIT
Yervand Sarkisyan was the moderator an all-star panel on music and AI at the World Congress for Information Technology (WCIT) on October 7th.
The distinguished panelists included:
Sergey Smbatyan - Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of Berliner Philharmoniker
Dr Matthias Röder - Managing Director, Karajan Institute
Joel A. Martin - Pianist, composer, and producer; creator of Jazzical Komitas
Hasmik Movsisian - Founder and Executive Director, Music of Armenia
Nick Egibyan - Singer, songwriter, and music producer
The panel discussed about use of AI in composing and performing music, particularly:
🎻 Can AI replace human composers in orchestras? (Sergey)
🎹 Blending AI with cultural heritage: Komitas meets tech (Joel)
🌍 AI's impact on preserving cultural music (Hasmik)
🤖 Will AI-completed Beethoven move us like the original? (Matthias)
🎤 AI's role in future music competitions like Eurovision (Nick)
Music, now enhanced by AI, continues to be a universal language that connects all 8 billion of us across the globe!
Huge thanks to WCIT 2024 / DigiTec and Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) for hosting and the brilliant panelists and engaged audience.
The verdict? AI is already collaborating with musicians, not replacing them.
The source: Yervand Sarkisyan