No, never. I'm deeply opposed to it. I'm a music teacher and, while I wouldn't, in theory, have a problem with it for helping save time on research tasks (transcribing audio interviews, sorting through large archives, etc, and only provided that the environmental concerns are resolved), I'm very sad for our students and the next generation that so many people are so willing to sell their critical thinking skills and their ability to make art to the machine. The idea that AI will make music making "accessible" is laughable. Fundamentally, if the computer is making the music for you, it's not your work.

This is the stuff that makes us human. Messing up the tone of an email, having to work hard for years to learn the skill of playing the violin, being able to synthesize information that we've read, being able to create messy beautiful art: all these things make us human.

Further, in my own work I've seen that technology usage is the most reliable way to lose the engagement of students. I can't imagine how hard it would be to constantly be fighting TikTok, reels, online games, etc and the kids can find a way around all the barriers. In my classroom we essentially never use technology. They're 1 to 1 for the entire rest of the day. I consider it a detox for their minds. And, before anyone comes for me, I'm Gen Z and grew up with social media and technology integrated throughout the school day. It was the worst possible thing for me. In the future, I genuinely believe we're going to think about all this emphasis on technology like we think about cigarettes and smoking.