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The Algorithm Can't Feel the Blues
A deep dive with Grammy-nominated producer Sarah Chen on preserving soul in an age of synthetic sound, the ethics of AI-generated music, and why human imperfection is the secret ingredient.
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Max Edwards
Musician and Co-Host
Max Edwards is a musician and creative thinker exploring how emerging technologies—especially AI—are reshaping the act of making music. Grounded in real creative practice, his perspective centers on taste, authorship, and what it means to stay human in the process. As co-host of humans in the loops, he brings a calm, curious lens to conversations that go beyond tools and into the deeper realities of artistic work today.
Tim Aidlin (aka "Systim")
Artist, Designer, and Co-Host
Tim Aidlin is a Seattle-based user experience designer, fine artist, and musician working at the intersection of creativity and technology. His visual work has been exhibited across the Pacific Northwest, and his early music was released under the name Spyda with the Brooklynhaus collective. He works professionally in AI—designing for global brands and teaching at the University of Washington—and brings an artist-first perspective as co-host of humans in the loops.
Voices We've Featured
Artists, producers, and thinkers who've joined us to explore the intersection of human creativity and machine intelligence.
"The algorithm can suggest a chord
progression, but it can't know what it
feels like to lose someone. That's
where the music lives."
Sarah Chen
Grammy-Nominated Producer
"The algorithm can suggest a chord
progression, but it can't know what it
feels like to lose someone. That's
where the music lives."
Sarah Chen
Grammy-Nominated Producer
"The algorithm can suggest a chord
progression, but it can't know what it
feels like to lose someone. That's
where the music lives."
Sarah Chen
Grammy-Nominated Producer
"The algorithm can suggest a chord
progression, but it can't know what it
feels like to lose someone. That's
where the music lives."
Sarah Chen
Grammy-Nominated Producer
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