AI Music Strengthens His Belief in Dualism
AndyMasley · x · 2026-07-20
The author mentions a shift in perspective toward "dualism" because AI-generated music still feels incredibly "soulless."
The core idea is that the hollow feeling of "a ghost missing from the machine" when AI generates music ironically reinforces the notion that human subjective experience might be more than just a purely physical process.
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