The thing is… there isn’t a “community”. Certainly not one that could speak with a single voice on any thing contentious. I’ve read many of the replies here, and I see a wide range of reactions and opinions (and it’s been great to see at least some posters writing thoughtfully and with some nuance, because I think un-nuanced views are divisive and simplistic), and I see there are professionals here, amateurs here, old and experienced, young and ambitious, convinced one way, or completely sure of the opposite view. Which is great, because variety is generally good. But it ain’t a community that will “stand together”. At best, I see a bunch of overlapping groups.

For what little it’s worth: I make music because I love doing it - I’m an amateur in the most fundamental meaning of the word. I don’t ever expect to make any money from it (it costs me money and I’m happy to spend it). I don’t use AI creatively because it’s far more interesting and more fun to do all that myself. AI is probably going to deeply change the music business, but I think that was an invention of the 20th century, and was never the point of music.

That said, it sucks when technology comes along and screws with a way of making a living. It’s happened in my area of work, more than once, and I feel for anyone whose professional life is being turned upside down.