Attitude towards and evaluation of computer-generated music in music listeners and musicians

Despite accepting the involvement of computers in such important areas as finance, self-driving and surveillance, society still struggles with the concept of computer as an originator of art, and has difficulties with defining value and place of computer-generated art. In this paper we will explore the questions of value of computer music from the perspectives of music listeners and professional musicians with different backgrounds in a series of open-ended interviews. Several solutions for the problem of lack of intentional agency are proposed.