(Another) big week for music and AI. Every one of these tweets deserves its own topical deep dive. I write to understand and connect, so this is my own start to a personal exploration of how AI music has already shaped passive listening, what this means for traditional (human) artists and listeners, and what new opportunities might exist. Passive listening is now everywhere, all at once, as the main way that most people listen to music, whether they mean to or not. So now AI music is similarl...