This week, we played some stellar tracks as always, but also had a brief discussion on AI and its place in LAG Radio.

To sum up my thoughts, please see below. Feel free to skip to the playlist if you’re not interested.

In general, I see AI as a tool. When it comes to how it is utilized to generate content, be it written, aural, or otherwise, it should be no more than a tool in the human creative process. When we outsource difficult work, we lose something that is gained by completing deep, challenging, yet satisfying work. This is true for many fields and industries. Sure there are benefits, typically in time saved, but I don’t believe the pros always outweigh the cons.

Regarding how I will be handling AI use in music featured on LAG, I take the following stance: If a song does not contain an AI disclosure, I will assume it was not made using AI. If evidence later comes out that it was indeed generated using AI content, I won’t feature that artist again. If a song DOES contain a disclosure that AI was used in a responsible way, I will still consider it for play on LAG. “Responsible way” to me can be defined as using generative AI to come up with ideas for a song, then restructuring and translating that into real instruments, MIDI, or otherwise, performed/manipulated by a human. It could also be creating a song via those same traditional methods, then using AI to mix/master a track. A song that barely touches human hands is not a song I will consider for this show. Artists that put out an album of music every month (or more) are not the sort of artists that I will feature, as they likely were barely involved in the creative process.

Though it is becoming more difficult to tell what is and is not AI-generated, I will do my best to avoid those who are clearly abusing AI in the creative process. I will also assume innocence until proven guilty.

Stances change, opinions change, and I plan to continue refining my feelings on this as time goes by. But as of this posting, that’s where I lie on AI use in art.

Directly related to that statement, I will NOT be linking to the song by OKISO, who did not disclose AI use and did not provide sufficient evidence to convince the community at large that it was not used. I WILL be linking to the song by 八白 嘘, who disclosed they used AI in a responsible way. See their YT description for a full rundown of how they used it as a tool.

Whew. With that out of the way, as always, thank you for listening this week and I hope you enjoyed!

TRACK OF THE WEEK: Lemi Lichen – Dont Be Happy (しあわせになんてならないで)

DEEP CUT OF THE WEEK: stickii ft. xingchen sv – petrichor

~~~YOUTUBE PLAYLIST LINK HERE!~~~

*** denotes new release

Knight of the Round – Gold Saucer (FFVII) – Fate’s Delusion (Remix)

*** Mega Beardo – Part C: The Conjurer – Abscind

*** itstwentysix – Touch the grass – Initial Noise

*** Virtua Point Zero – Break Out (Mastered Version) – Single

*** MARU303 – Samurai Step – MODCHIP EP-02

*** Ado – Stay Gold (from BEYBLADE X  Jax Jones Y2J Remix) – Single

kors k×nagomu tamaki×BEMANI Sound Team U1 with taru – Steps for Victory – Dance Dance Revolution World

*** picco feat.初音ミク, 重音テト, りむる – アイニド  – Single

Furokuro – 新次元の禁じ手／星界（Shinjigen-no-Kinjite  SEKAI) – Single

*** Ridiculously Garrett – Cosmic Knowledge – Single

*** Mega Ran and Lost Perception – TRIPLE TRIAD – Single

*** OKISO feat. Hatsune Miku, Otomachi Una, & vflower – CryDie – Single

TRiGGERPHiSH – rise – Single

*** 幸祜 -KOKO- – 僕は願うことをやめたんだ Wishing – Single

*** 御莉姫 ORIHIME – 熱異常 Heat Abnormal – Single

*** 八白 嘘 feat.重音テトSV – レプリカラヴァーズ – Single

*** 緑仙 Ryushen – 青春の向こうへ – Single

*** 加賀美ハヤト Kagami Hayato – Luminous – Single

*** stickii ft. xingchen sv – petrichor – Single

*** 煦Hiyori – 心訊 Heart Signal – Single

Lemi Lichen – Dont Be Happy (しあわせになんてならないで) – Single

*** Gigi Murin – I’ll still be here – Single