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Like so many of us, Harvey Mason Jr. believes in the supreme power of music.

He's a songwriter and the CEO of the Recording Academy,

which runs the Grammy Awards. He even spoke about the future of music at this year's

Grammy's ceremony, and while he's optimistic, he's also afraid of the effect that new tech like

AI may have on musicians. In his talk, Mason Jr. offers a survival guide of sorts for human creators in the age of AI.

Right off the jump, I want to start by explaining my feelings.

I'm scared to death.

I'm scared of the effect that AI could have on music

and on music creators like me.

I started thinking about preparing for this conversation.

I was trying to figure out what I could bring to this talk.

What new and insightful perspective could I give?

I mean, it's a topic that we've heard so much about, right?

We've all heard everything about AI.

What I came down to was because I'm a songwriter, and I have been for the last couple decades,

but I'm also the CEO of the Recording Academy and I represent our 25,000

members. So I see things in two very different ways. I've been using AI for the last, say,

nine or ten years. I've always been an early adopter to new technologies. I was using

Pro Tools when it first came out. It was two tracks.

I was using Autotune and Melodon.

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