No Generative AI At Berklee- Disband Bots, Beats and Bytes

I’m not a Berkeley student… I signed in solidarity. But bravo to the students who organize this petition. All AI systems trained on music ingested without the consent of all its creators is unethical and must be resisted. Music workers alliance MWA is planning a nationwide protest on May 19 to encourage the AFM to fight back in its negotiations with the major labels: no sell out licensing to AI companies without consent of ALL musicians: composers, artists, and side musicians. Would be great to have a Boston contingent. Please contact us at musicworkersalliance.org for more information

Classical pianist here. From learning about the evolution of classical music from the Gregorian chants to the modern piano music of the last century, the fact that everything was created by human intelligence proves that AI must be eliminated out of any kind of music education class and be tossed to the dustbin of history.

No to AI songwriting!

Stealing from other artists isn’t what education should be about.

don't do it!

While AI has uses in creative work, the ethical and environmental issues at this moment are far more important than teaching songwriters how to use AI better. Berklee - please take a strong stand for IP and for the environment and planet and do not offer this class, or promote generative AI as part of the creative process while these issues are unresolved.

As a songwriter and writer, I am vehemently opposed to how AI steals the work of creative people. As a human on Earth, I cannot support a technology that sucks up so much power and water for a result that we do not need.

I’m a Composition alum of Boston Conservatory and my son is a recent graduate of Berklee. This approach to using AI at Berklee, as reported in the Globe, is not in alignment with my expectations for my Alma mater - Berklee can do better when it comes to navigating the challenges of AI in creative work.

AI is not music or any form of art

AI has no place in creative places. It exists as an amalgamation of stolen creative property from fellow creatives and can never replace, nor imitate, nor compete with human creativity ever.

Abolish gen AI everywhere

There just aren’t enough guardrails and laws yet, Berklee. Focus a course on THAT.

I have taken a handful of online classes at Berklee, and I STRONGLY oppose the cheapening and degradation of the Berklee institution by "teaching" generative AI that plagiarizes and diminish human artistic capabilities

I am a prospective student, and the heavy use of AI is making me seriously reconsider that.

Current student. we must stop this!!!!

AI has NO PLACE in music. Music is an art, and should be created by human beings with thoughts, emotions and experiences.

I find it disgusting that a college meant to turn out skilled professionals is not only allowing but promoting this kind of nonsense.

this is incredibly disheartening. a major school in the world of human expression and emotion offering a course like this is disgusting and disheartening

A school that offers classes on the music business and copyright law can’t coexist with instruction that hinges on the mass flouting of that law. Berklee has to choose one or the other, they can’t have it both ways.

nah