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Digital Life Institute to host panel on artificial intelligence and the music industry – September 15

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is changing the way we do everything, including discovering, enjoying and creating music.

Join the Digital Life Institute for a keynote and panel exploring the developing relationship between AI and the music industry. In this keynote, Dr. Délon Omrow, Postdoctoral Fellow with ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø’s Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH) (and three-time Canadian Latin Grammy nominee, Top 100 Finalist for CBC’s SearchLight Competition, and two-time Oshawa Music Awards winner) will speak to the unprecedented revolution in the way music is created, discovered, and enjoyed through AI. Joined by Juno-nominated producers David Neale, T.J. Habibi and emerging artist Elev8, this panel will discuss how AI-driven algorithms are becoming increasingly proficient in composing music, collaborating and generating original pieces by leveraging vast amounts of musical data and sophisticated machine learning techniques. The panel will unpack how AI threatens and commodifies human creativity, challenging traditional notions of authorship, copyright, and artistic identity.

Dr. , Professor, FSSH, and Director of the university’s , will host and moderate a panel with , Habibi and Neale.

The panel will end with a demonstration of how AI technologies are revolutionizing the way artists connect and engage with their audiences, redefining the concert experience and enabling new forms of audience interaction.

  • When: Friday, September 15 from 1 to 3 p.m.
  • Where: Bordessa Hall, Room 102B

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