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The Consolidation of Online Streaming

The Consolidation of Online Streaming

mphillips007 via iStockPhoto The way we watch TV and movies is changing. Before the 1980s, people often relied on broadcast TV for their shows and movies. This free, ad-supported television broadcasted to homes and typically included three-to-four national and two-to-three local channels. Next, cable was invented, and for a monthly subscription, users could access hundreds of channels and additional content for a paid subscription.  The Shift to Streaming  As recently as 2016, almost 100 million homes had cable TV. Then, streaming emerged, significantly changing how we consume TV and movies. When streaming started to dominate, the first main platform was…
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The Evolving World: Music and Artificial Intelligence

The Evolving World: Music and Artificial Intelligence

Devrimb via iStockPhoto One good thing that came out of the COVID pandemic was the increase in the understanding and development of technology, specifically artificial intelligence. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, became popular overnight. An example is programs that create music based on different inputs or examples provided to the AI. This resulted in a large earthquake — a disturbance — in the music industry. One example is the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, in which students dedicate the entirety of their time as an undergraduate working towards a degree in music. As a result, these students are…
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