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by andykx 2155 days ago
But does the fact that machines can also create works of music and art make it any less enjoyable for humans to create them? Will we suddenly stop writing or drawing for pleasure?
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There is nothing like the feeling of performing music for a crowd. There is also nothing like hitting a chord in a big empty space and listening while the sound slowly fades away.

Related to instruments themselves, the trial and error is one very important aspects I can think of right now that's enjoyable: playing something off beat or out of tune and correcting yourself. The feeling of correction and improvement.

It is a real pity the actual algorithm itself has no way to enjoy what it is creating.

Probably not. Humans are still playing Jeopardy and chess despite losing dominance in those games a long time ago.