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David Cope Quotes

1941–2025 United States

David Howell Cope (May 17, 1941 – May 4, 2025) was an American author, composer, scientist and Dickerson Professor of Music at UC Santa Cruz. His primary area of research involved artificial intelligence and music; he wrote programs and algorithms that can analyze existing music and create new compositions in the style of the original input music.

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Creativity does not originate from a vacuum.

Every limitation we place on the potential of machines is a limitation we indirectly place on ourselves.

It made me appreciate what humans were capable of.

I felt strongly that the work was worth something,” “I don’t worry about what people think of me.”

Realizing that I didn’t belong has probably fostered my lifelong ability to not be concerned about those who attack me for being independent,” “I follow my own calling.”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Cope (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.