Ironically the video and the reading this time co-relate so much (maybe too much) to my field of profession in specific. As a songwriter, I'm always worried AI would take my job or even make my songwriting process any different from what it is now. I don't want that. It's scary and honestly unnecessary tool to have an automated songwriter. It's not like I want to change anything with my songwriting process. It's not like I was born with one leg and I have always wished to walk like the other kids. In that case AI and technology in general are great solutions to make humans' lives easier and more convenient. But how convenient are we speaking? What if someone is a huge fan of Taylor Swift and have always wanted to write songs like them but never had the talent to do so. Now, someone may come and argue that anyone can write a song if they work and practice hard enough. And that is exactly my point. What if that someone who dreams of being a songwriter is only a dreamer? What if they are all talk and do not actually work hard towards their goal every day to become better at the craft they wish to acquire? Then AI steps in. And with simple coded program, for example: how poetry and words are programmed in the lecture by Allison Parrish, you can design your words in a poetic way. Imagine even a program specifically for song lyrics. Now that's a deal breaker! Because now competition is taking a whole different route of access to such technologies rather than pure hard work and skills. Let's use the example of the technological advancement that made music production accessible to every bedroom producer out there, including myself. Many studios closed out of business because musicians don't need to rent a studio to make music, they can just learn how to it online and then build a home studio. Now it's up to who has more money to buy the best software plugins to impress more clients to record at their bedroom studio or just make the highest quality music. When back then barely anyone can afford a studio recording so they just post YouTube videos of them performing in front of their webcams, now it's a competition over quality of audio (and even video) rather than just pure talent. No matter how hard you practice your instrument, no one will click on your video if it doesn't sound and look HD. Thus, the fear and worry come from that corner or changing competition basis. In the reading, Ge talks about AI that include humans in the loop rather than replacing them. Yes, we're including humans in the loop but somebody has to make money in the end. Either the person creating the new tool (plugin or interface) or the user (musician, producer...etc). They can't keep creating for the sake of creating when there's livelihood on the table.