We are an org of musicians, DJs, & engineers. MWA's members work in many genres but are unified by collective struggle for a world where our work is valued.
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Music Workers Alliance retweeted
This! Stop with the fake analogies. AI is not like the camera. It’s not like recorded music. It’s not like the printing press. AI is rooted in exploitation. It could not exist in the absence of existing works. It is wholly derivative.
Music Workers Alliance retweeted
“The AI is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you.”
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Music Workers Alliance retweeted
While Joe & I come from very different places, I always appreciate his thoughtful views on AI, & the dangers of acquiescing to the dilution of our agency. IMHO, the best way of demystifying AI is to focus on the inputs rather than the outputs—revealing the emperor’s nakedness.
ALT We are told “AI is a tool,” which is true. But it’s a tool that uses you. A hammer doesn’t watch your every move and tell you which nails to hit. For all their potential uses, AI systems also standardize thinking and flatten creativity. The user becomes a vessel for ideas not his own. To the extent this dynamic is interactive, human input data is gathered and used by AI companies to train the next model or for anything else they may choose. The more that people become dependent on AI, the more “empowerment” comes to mean handing power to the Machine and its makers.
SPECTER OF A CYBORG THEOCRACY
The natural progression of AI is best understood as a “tool” that becomes a god.
AI as Tool
AI as Teacher
AI as Companion
AI as Creature
AI as God
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The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has filed a lawsuit alleging it is being left out of landmark licensing deals with Al music companies, Suno and Udio. Read more:
tinyurl.com/AFMLAWSUIT
Protests slam labels’ AI deals: ‘Our music is not your training data’ musically.com/2026/05/19/pro… via @MusicAlly
Music Workers Alliance retweeted
Last week we marched w @MusicWorkers to demand NoAISellOut!
In the era of Corporate Tech takeover artists have to fight for CONSENT / CREDIT / COMPENSATION
T.Y. to @helloDCWP Commissioner Levine & @HarveyforNY for speaking in solidarity. (1/3)
Thanks to @adriannelenker and @bigthiefmusic for your support and solidarity! instagram.com/p/DYZ4xyGjeth/…
OUR MUSIC IS NOT YOUR TRAINING DATA! No AI Sellout! — NYC Demonstration! instagram.com/p/DYPsqLwESKb/…
OUR MUSIC IS NOT YOUR TRAINING DATA! No AI Sellout! — NYC Demonstration
On May 19, @musicworkersalliance and partners will host a series of protests in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Austin to demand fair treatment, ethical standards, & stronger protections for artists
Tune in tomorrow, May Day, where you can hear interviews with Music Workers Alliance and We Need a Union! More details here: pacificanetwork.org/pacifica…
