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Look forward to tomorrow's talk at 4 pm on AI and Ethics!

Have you ever listened to the chemical sensor data? You will be able to if you visit Immersive Sound and Music Computing Conference, Porto, Portugal, 04-06 July (SMC2024 https://lnkd.in/eCF_m4iG) and listen to Yutian Hu's talk titled: "A Sonification Method for Monitoring Chemical Sensor Data"

I've traveled to Santiago del Chile for the first time in my life to attend the ALAI CHILE 2024 conference, later this week, and present the research done for the Fair MusE project in the domain of cultural diversity, copyright management and global trade. I'll emphasise how the EU is seeking to pursue a 'cultural exception' to trade rules by introducing transparency obligations at different ends of the digital music ecosystem: tech companies, collecting societies, music publishers and record labels. Despite the good intentions, we are still far from seeing this happening even in an author-friendly region of the world like Europe. Preserving composers' and performers' diversity and their business sustainability has become even more important at a time when algorithms polarise music consumption and generative AI receives more attention (sic!) than human creativity.

Personal impressions from the SXSW 2014 in Austin, TX Sonja, my wife, and I spent the whole week between March 8 and 16 there to get the spirit and personal insights into 'Southby'. To make a long story short: The value of this event cannot be accurately defined because the gain in extraordinary experiences and the improvement in personal relationships cannot begin to be measured in monetary terms. SXSW offers a broad mix of contributions from business, technology, innovation, music, culture and creativity that is certainly unique in this form. The dominant theme this year was - of course - the influence of AI on all of the aforementioned areas. There is probably no other festival of its kind that offers such diversity and variety. It is hardly possible to achieve the best individual result without a little preparation and focus. And there is always a mixture of professional and individual aspects and impressions. After presentations, it is also possible to talk to the people who led the discussion or were interviewed. This makes the whole thing very low-threshold. Even at the evening events and parties, you can always strike up conversations with other fascinating people. Getting through an entire week is exhausting. But this effort disappears in exciting discussions and conversations that constantly generate new ideas and offer opportunities for cooperation. I have rarely met so many interesting people in one place with whom I had such synergetic moments.This brings me to the point that it is the desire for personal and unique experiences that should motivate people to attend SXSW. 

It's finally here! This week I'll be speaking at the US Inventor's second annual conference "From Dreamers to Decision-Makers" taking place in Alexandria, Virginia at the USPTO's Madison Building between Thursday and Saturday (Sept 26 - 28) Don' t miss an engaging conversation with my distinguished panel members where we will be discussing: "Defending the ITC: The last line of defense for inventors" at 10:20 AM on Friday (Sept 27). We'll have the perspective of patent lawyers represented by myself and Sheila Swaroop; Dan Brown, Phd., who will provide an inventor's insight; and Joe Kiani, CEO of Masimo, can speak on his view from the C-suite and his battle with Apple and their smart watches. It's a conversation you won't want to miss! There's still time if you're interested in attending. Information can be found at usinventor.org #USInventor #USI #ITC #USPTO

Exciting new for the European Tech 2024 report! 🌍🚀 Explore the major trends, challenges, and opportunities driving the future of European tech. 🌐 https://lnkd.in/ez3uwNKn

The May edition of Global Tech Connections is live. Read all about what we're involved with in the months ahead https://lnkd.in/eQajtpxB

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐗𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧! 🎉 Every year, all of our colleagues at Reply can't wait for June because it is the time of the XChange events around Europe and the US. Milan was already a great success, and now it is time for Munich to kick off on the 4𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞! We at Machine Learning Reply are participating in this year's XChange. For instance, 👨💻 Jonas Heepen will lead a panel discussion on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈: 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬."  During the discussion, he will discuss the complex relationship between AI regulation and ethical concerns, focusing on privacy, copyright laws, and the European Union AI Act. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐗𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲?

Interesting. It sounds a bit like the clinician's process of being "present" and "holding space" for clients within the psychotherapy session... "So it seems that creative flow can occur when two conditions are met. First, one has to gain expertise by practicing the task enough to develop, or “bake in,” a specialized brain network for performing that task. Second, one must release conscious control so the specialized network can take over and produce ideas automatically, on autopilot, without the performer overthinking what they are doing or becoming overly self-conscious."

In the groundbreaking ESNS Science – Bright Spots program, industry leaders and researchers will explore positive futures for the music industry beyond today’s doom-and-gloom headlines.This innovative series at the ESNS Conference showcases existing solutions and inspiring alternatives to current industry challenges, ranging from new economic models to the positive impact of cultural exchange. Nationaal Regieorgaan Praktijkgericht Onderzoek SIA, Frank Kimenai, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC), Rotterdam Popular Music Studies, Art-up, Queer Factory, Academie voor theater en Dans Amsterdam Hogeschool voor de kunsten, Hogeschool Windesheim, Zuyd Hogeschool | Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. Discover the ESNS Science programme at https://lnkd.in/eYQ5CgAU