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Author reflects on piano tuning's decline and AI's future role

The author reflects on the changing landscape of musical instruments and professions, drawing parallels between their childhood experiences and the present day. They recall playing various electronic organs and pianos, noting the decline of traditional piano tuning as a profession due to the obsolescence of acoustic instruments. The author speculates whether AI might play a role in future professions that were once manual or craft-based, expressing nostalgia for the past while acknowledging the impact of technology. AI

IMPACT Speculates on AI's potential role in future professions, reflecting on technological displacement of traditional crafts.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal reflection on technological change and its impact on professions, rather than a factual announcement or event.

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Author reflects on piano tuning's decline and AI's future role

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// beige.party/@fuzzy/11680364449 5788173 3/… The 1970s. Early childhood. I remember occasional home visits from a blind piano tuner. We also had a Fa

    RE: https:// beige.party/@fuzzy/11680364449 5788173 3/… The 1970s. Early childhood. I remember occasional home visits from a blind piano tuner. We also had a Farfisa electric organ. Then, in my early teens, I occasionally played a Hammond organ (badly) at a pub on Canvey Island. …