- The fact that things have a way of happening at the most inconvenient and inopportune times. My stomach has a gift of knowing precisely when I am in a setting where growling would not be appreciated. I have sat through many school exams shifting uncomfortably in my seat as my stomach makes loud airplane noises. Other examples of this include catching a cold the day before finals start, randomly thinking about something hilarious that happened eight years ago when you are at a funeral and getting an uncontrollable case of the giggles, and the time I tried to merge onto the highway and was overcome by a sneezing attack, causing me to nearly veer off the road and into the guardrail.
- When stores or restaurants or businesses insist on spelling their establishment’s name in the most obnoxious way humanly possible. There is a lovely coffee shop in my hometown called Koffee Tyme and I want to gouge my eyes out of their sockets with a fork every time I look at their sign.
- When you turn on the radio in your car and your favorite song of the moment just happens to be playing but as soon as your heart leaps in excitement the song promptly ends.
- How radio stations conspire amongst themselves and agree to go on commercial break all at the same time just to be infuriating.
- Watching any sort of competition with young, talented contestants. The Olympics, spelling bees, and singing competitions all inevitably make me reflect on my life and wonder where I went wrong and why I am so inept and unaccomplished.
- Stepping on a wet spot on the kitchen floor while wearing socks.
- Along that same note, losing socks. Where do they all go?!
- Dipping an Oreo in a glass of milk, but accidentally leaving it to soak for too long so it just crumbles away into a soggy pile of nothingness. Then when you finally get around to drinking the glass of milk you find a sad lump of disintegrated Oreo at the bottom.
- Trying to use the pointy straw to puncture the little plastic-hole-area of juice pouches but accidentally pushing the straw too far and piercing the other side of the pouch so that juice shoots everywhere.
- How every time I wear something white I inevitably end up eating chocolate cake, or pasta with marinara sauce or drinking coffee, then I spill one of the aforementioned foods or beverages on said white clothing.
- Accidentally breaking the tabs off of cans, rendering them nearly impossible to open without pliers or a Swiss Army Knife.
- Putting your headphones in your pocket for two minutes and then pulling them out only to find that in that short timespan a sailor somehow stole your headphones and tied them in the most complex boating knots imaginable before returning them to the safety of your pocket.
- Going to sleep with wet hair and waking up looking like you were electrocuted.
- Taking a huge gulp of milk when you were under the impression that you were drinking water.
- Taking a huge gulp of anything when you were under the impression that you were drinking something else. Being caught off guard is never a pleasant experience, especially when it involves beverage consumption.
- Trying to study next to someone who has the worst case of sniffles this side of the Mississippi.
- Plugging in a USB drive incorrectly on the first try every time, even though logically you should have a 50% chance of putting it in the right direction each time you attempt this.
- Accidentally having the volume turned all the way up on your phone, so when you play a song you burst your eardrums and are practically deaf for three days.
- Erasers that lie to you about being erasers and instead of cleanly removing the pencil mark it leaves a path of further destruction in the shape of an intense grayish-pink smear.
- The fourteen second countdown in between each Netflix episode of a series. No one has the patience for that. Also frustrating is continuously being subjected to a TV show’s montage introduction or seemingly five hour recap of the previous episode that you just finished fourteen seconds ago.
- When someone leaves you a voicemail on your cell phone. There is 0% chance I will listen to your voicemail, friend. I will delete it straightaway and just call you back.
- When you can’t hear what someone said the first time so you ask them to repeat themselves, but when they do, you still can’t hear them so you just nod and do a fake laugh and hope that that was an appropriate response.
- Spam emails. I could swear I’ve unsubscribed to emails from Uno’s Pizzeria at least nine times, yet I still find a coupon or promotion in my inbox approximately four times a week.
- When you walk into a store just minding your own business and you instantly get assaulted by five different employees asking if they can help you find something in particular.
- Putting Chapstick through the washing machine.
- Putting money through the washing machine.
- Putting your cell phone through the washing machine.
- Having your computer crash and not planning ahead and backing anything up so you end up losing all of your pictures, schoolwork and music in addition to your heart, soul, and identity.
- The existence of wobbly tables.
- Grocery carts with faulty wheels that take all of your body’s strength to steer in the direction you desire.
- Pulling your ripped jeans on and accidentally putting your foot through one of the holes, further ripping it so the hole expands to the size of a meteor crater.
- Dropping the handle of your eating utensil into the food you are trying to eat and having to stick your hand in your soup or bowl of milk and Cheerios to fish it out.
- Going to a concert and having the tone deaf person behind you bellow out every single word of every single song directly into your eardrum.
- Toilet paper rolls that are designed in the cruelest way possible so no matter what technique you use, it’s physically impossible to rip off more than a square inch at a time.
- Getting stuck behind a school bus, tractor, or various other slow moving vehicles. Swerving around a bicyclist or stationary mail truck when there is oncoming traffic is probably one of the most nerve-wracking experiences.
- Realizing you forgot your passport or plane, bus, or train ticket at home as soon as you step foot in the terminal or station.
- Walking through the subway turnstile as soon as the train you need is pulling away from the stop.
- Reaching for the last pickle in the jar and having to fully submerge your hand into cold pickle juice.
- Desperately trying to pour some ketchup onto your French fries and after vigorously shaking it for ten minutes straight to no avail, having it suddenly burst so the entire ketchup bottle is emptied onto your fries. Equally as exasperating is squeezing ketchup out of the bottle and having all the gross liquidy stuff come out first. The moral of the story is that bottles of ketchup are extremely uncooperative.
- When you are too active as a passenger in a car and your seatbelt locks up, preventing you from moving a muscle.
- Writing a paper while subconsciously (or consciously) eavesdropping on someone having a conversation beside you, and then realizing you have started typing down words they are saying rather than your own thoughts.
- When you go into your basement to get something, and as soon as you get down the stairs and turn on the basement light you have no idea what that thing was.
- Eating a mozzarella stick and nearly choking to death on the cheese that gets stuck in your throat.
- Falling in love with an article of clothing in a store and then finding out that they have every size but yours.
- When the advertisement before a YouTube video is a preview for a horror movie and it’s not one of the ads you can skip, so you are forced to sit through the most terrifying thirty seconds of your life just so you can watch a cute video about cats.
- When one of the strings of your sweatshirt gets trapped inside the hood and then you are stuck with a singular string for the rest of your life and it looks so sad and lonely.
- When someone eats both halves of a Kit Kat bar at the same time instead of savoring it and eating each half individually like a normal person.
- The art of popping a bag of popcorn in the microwave. Mine either turns out burnt or 80% of the kernels remain unpopped, there is no in between.
- When you’re drinking a glass of water and all of the sudden the ice decides to attack your face.
- When you open your car door in the winter and snow from the door/roof falls on your seat so you are forced to sit in cold wet wretchedness.
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The Illusion of Creativity
AI-generated music is often marketed as “artistic” or “educational.” But what does it really teach?
- That style can be replicated without understanding.
- That emotion can be simulated without feeling.
- That effort can be bypassed with a prompt.
For young creators, this sets a dangerous precedent. Why learn to play guitar when an algorithm can do it faster? Why study harmony when AI can generate chord progressions in seconds? The risk isn’t just laziness — it’s the loss of depth, discipline, and the tactile joy of creation.
I have listened to several AI-generated music covers. My initial reaction was one of considerable impressiveness, particularly regarding the reimagining of classic pop hits in diverse genres with novel arrangements. Here is one good example a-ha — Take On Me
However, after engaging with several such Ai generated song covers, a sense of emotional detachment emerged, attributable to the perceived absence of human artistry and genuine sentiment, resulting in a technically flawless yet ultimately soulless auditory experience.
Copyright in Crisis
What does the copyright law say about AI generated music, especially in field of music covers. Who is liable for copyright in this case, AI developers, people who used AI to generate music or people who published it on music platforms?
Recent lawsuits show that the music industry is pushing back hard:
- Universal, Sony, and Warner sued AI music platforms Suno and Udio in 2024 for allegedly training their models on copyrighted songs without permission Ars Technica The Lyon Firm.
- They’re seeking up to $150,000 per infringed song, arguing that the AI outputs resemble famous tracks and voices (e.g., Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson).
- These lawsuits target the developers of the AI tools — but they raise broader questions:The legal gray area is training data. Courts haven’t yet ruled definitively on whether using copyrighted songs to train AI counts as infringement or fair use Sites at USC.
But who’s liable?
Role | Legal Risk | Why |
AI Developers | ✅ High | For training on copyrighted material without licenses. |
Users | ⚠️ Moderate | If they intentionally recreate protected works. |
Publishers/Platforms | ✅ High | For distributing infringing content. |
The grey area lies in training data. Courts haven’t yet ruled definitively on whether using copyrighted songs to train AI counts as infringement or fair use. Meanwhile, AI-generated works themselves aren’t eligible for copyright unless a human provides substantial creative input — leaving them in legal limbo.
The Educational Mirage
Some argue that AI music helps people learn genres, production styles, or vocal techniques. But this “education” often lacks context. It’s like learning to paint by watching a printer — technically impressive, but creatively hollow.
True musical education involves:
- Struggle and iteration: Learning through mistakes.
- Emotional connection: Expressing what words can’t.
- Cultural lineage: Understanding the roots of sound.
AI shortcuts bypass all of this. And in doing so, they risk flattening the rich terrain of human creativity into a sterile landscape of algorithmic mimicry.
Why This Fight Matters
This isn’t just about music. It’s about the future of art, storytelling, and human expression. If we allow machines to dominate creative spaces, we risk turning culture into content — optimized, monetized, and devoid of soul.
We must ask: Do we want a world where art is made by machines, or one where machines help humans make better art?
5 Key Takeaways
- AI-generated music blurs the line between innovation and erosion in the creative arts
- AI-generated music raises questions about copyright, culture, education, and artistic expression
- AI-generated music can replicate style without understanding, simulate emotion without feeling, and bypass effort with a prompt
- AI-generated music sets a dangerous precedent for young creators by potentially leading to a loss of depth, discipline, and joy of creation
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