Week of Sound 2026 | Authenticity & AI Panel Discussion

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) at The University of Edinburgh, brings together creative practices that shape the world around us.

Edinburgh College of Art

Featuring PortraitXO, Dadabots and Franziska Schröder.

West Court, Edinburgh College of Art

Week of Sound 2026

Join us for the 2026 edition of the Week of Sound in Edinburgh.

Join us for a panel discussion with leading experts around the field of AI and musicDoes the origin story of your work still matter?The rise of AI in music is forcing us to confront the very nature of authenticity. What makes your music ‘yours’ when a machine can generate sounds that are, on the face of it, indistinguishable from a human creator?Recent developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence and music have brought a new focus on copyrights, process, technique and sonic identity. Alongside the rich possibilities for creative musical practices are new questions for creators and audiences.Join us for a panel discussion with leading experts, each deeply connected with these themes and whose work aims to explore, understand and create around them. <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdadabots.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cde5489fbe1f04c8964ab08de581771d8%7C2e9f06b016694589878910a06934dc61%7C0%7C0%7C639045054927903979%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=05Dty9T%2F3LX%2Bq33AbROH7e969ObnO0HQNwH%2FKpelRqQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" 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target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Professor Franziska Schroeder </a>present their thoughts on the futures opening up at the intersection where AI meets music.This event is part of the “Embracing the Complexities of Authenticity” project, supported by the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbraiduk.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7C%7Cde5489fbe1f04c8964ab08de581771d8%7C2e9f06b016694589878910a06934dc61%7C0%7C0%7C639045054927966874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BWTC1E5yk0kNfv9blon3DUBZiM8Fn6q72lmYVGWDa0A%3D&amp;reserved=0" 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