[serf]

But the qusstion never got answered. If you liked a song that you later realized was generated would it ruin the song?

If a robot ai basketball team was authentic enough to have hoodwinked me into thinking it was a real entertaining team then it has become a different question than whether or not I would knowingly participate as a spectator in an AI basketball league.

[matwood]

> If you liked a song that you later realized was generated would it ruin the song?

This whole discussion reminds me of Milli Vanilli from the 90s. They were hugely popular with a few songs and then people found out it wasn't actually them singing. It was a big scandal and the songs because unpopular instantly. I was always a bit confused by the crash because it's not like the song on the radio changed at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli

[JohnFen]

I think it's because music is a dialogue, a relationship. The artist is saying something, and your interpretation of the art is a response to that. That's why great (to you) songs often feel like they were written for you, personally, when that's obviously untrue.

If you find out that the relationship is based on a lie, then the relationship can switch from "great" to "horrible" instantly.

[cdrnsf]

Anyone who follows sports knows the players on the team. How would they be fooled by a team of unusually talented entirely unknown players?

[juliangmp]

For me, yes it would.

I have less than zero interest in art that isn't made by humans.

[_DeadFred_]

OK, if you watched an AI basketball game and thought it was real and enjoyed it, would you follow an AI basketball league?