Agreed. Leadership can sometimes bring actual value ;)
And to be clear, I’m not sure Ed would call himself that. Those are my words, not his.
And to be clear, I’m not sure Ed would call himself that. Those are my words, not his.
Agreed, I wouldn't say I was hired to build Stable Audio. Crazy talented team of research engineers / software engineers / designers did the building.
Also wanted to clarify that I didn't quit due to concerns around the training data used for Stable Audio. I was proud of the approach we took to training data - a rev share with rights holders. I quit because of the prevailing view on training data at the wider company, as documented in its public response to the copyright office, where it argues that training on people's work without consent is fair use.
I have spent more blood, tears and money on art than most of you would find even remotely bearable.
I not only consider my songs to be fair use for training a model but I would also honored if my works were included and influenced further musicians in a way that my records probably never will.
The best songwriters I know have other careers and keep on going otherwise. If you actually care about musicians you should make it a habit to go see local live music!
Also congrats on the new company!