# I Gave a Talk at a College About AI—and No One Booed

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Podcast: [Insanely Generative](https://stenobird.com/podcast/insanely-generative-6601136)
Published: 2026-05-29T11:17:00+00:00
Episode link: https://generativegazette.substack.com/p/i-gave-a-talk-at-a-college-about
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What if students aren’t booing AI because they hate technology, but because they can smell the difference between a tool that helps them think and a machine that helps someone else avoid thinking? In this episode, I want to poke at that difference with a tuning fork. We’ll visit Oberlin, a conservatory, some AI-generated Bach, a dance performance using Suno, and the strange fact that nobody booed when AI was used to make music-making richer rather than cheaper. The question isn’t whether AI can make more music. Of course it can. The better question is: can it help humans hear more deeply, practice more intelligently, and make something real happen in a room? That’s where things get interesting. Get full access to The Generative Gazette at generativegazette.substack.com/subscribe

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