Project Grant 2222369

Award Date 10/1/22
Completion Date 9/30/26
Dollars Obligated $386K
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Evanston, IL 60208, USA

This $386,139 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an ecosystem to empower musicians through artificial intelligence-enabled music production tools. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the four-year award to Northwestern University will create an open-source software framework and initiatives allowing musicians and AI researchers to collaborate on improving AI music creation tools. The framework will facilitate deployment of new AI models and sharing of musician productions to refine models. A course for students and summer camp for underrepresented youth will develop skills for leveraging technology in music. Interviews with diverse musicians will inform tool adoption and transformation of work. The project aims to advance understanding of factors affecting technology adoption across occupations. Pedagogical principles will prepare future musicians and domain experts to use technology.

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