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AI = Artistic Intelligence: Why music education is the best preparation for a world enabled by artificial intelligence
At the 2026 ISME (International Society for Music Education) World Conference in Montréal, CommonTime Pathways CEO introduced the concept of Artistic Intelligence and made the case for why music education develops human skills that matter the most in an ai-enabled world.
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Key Quotes
Approved for editorial use with attribution to Eytan Wurman, CEO of CommonTime Pathways.
“For the first time in human history we have built a machine that can produce the expression without the thought.”
“Artistic practice is exactly the opposite of the frictionless, converging, instant output we are worried about. It's slow, it's specific, it's embodied, and it's unrepeatable.”
“We all know that AI does stand for artificial intelligence. But the intelligence that will actually matter—the kind you cannot fake, cannot prompt, and cannot outsource—that one is artistic and inseparably human.”