As AI-generated music becomes increasingly popular, many content creators are turning to generative platforms to produce tracks quickly. However, these platforms come with hidden environmental costs and ethical concerns. At Filmstro, we provide a more sustainable and artist-friendly alternative, allowing creators to customize real music composed by professional musicians. In this blog, we look at Filmstro vs AI-generated music and explore why using Filmstro not only benefits the planet but also supports the musicians who bring your stories to life.
Environmental Impact
Generative AI
Every time a user generates music with AI, a vast amount of server-side computation is involved. This includes training large AI models, running inference to generate music, and storing the data. As millions of users prompt the AI for new music each month, this leads to significant computational energy consumption and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from data centers and render farms.
Filmstro
By contrast, Filmstro’s model is far more efficient. The music has already been composed by real musicians and stored on content delivery networks (CDNs). When a user customizes a track, the process leverages lightweight web audio rendering directly within the browser. This method uses far fewer resources, as there is no need to generate music from scratch with each user interaction. In terms of energy efficiency, this is a significantly greener approach.
Supporting Musicians
Generative AI
Many generative AI platforms use pre-existing music styles, often derived from the work of real musicians, but without compensating them fairly. This trend has raised concerns about how AI can potentially disenfranchise musicians by devaluing their contributions and creativity.
Filmstro
Filmstro’s music library is composed by professional musicians and composers who are compensated for their work. By using Filmstro, content creators are directly supporting a sustainable music industry, helping real artists to thrive. The platform allows users to customize music while ensuring that musicians are valued and rewarded for their artistry.
Creative Control & Authenticity
Generative AI
While AI can generate a wide range of music, it lacks the intentionality, human emotion, and nuance that a real composer brings to their craft. AI-generated tracks can sometimes feel formulaic, as they’re based on patterns and data, rather than authentic, lived experiences.
Filmstro
With Filmstro, users have access to real, human-composed music, allowing for deeper emotional resonance and authenticity. Plus, the customization feature still gives users creative control without sacrificing the quality or integrity of the music itself.
Summary
Environmental Benefits
Filmstro’s use of CDNs and in-browser audio rendering is far more energy-efficient compared to the high computational demands of generative AI platforms.
Support for Musicians
Filmstro helps sustain the music industry by fairly compensating real artists, whereas generative AI risks devaluing human creativity.
Creative Integrity
Filmstro combines the best of both worlds—authentic, emotion-driven music created by real musicians with the flexibility of customization that AI offers, but without the ethical and environmental downsides.
This combination of environmental sustainability, creative authenticity, and ethical support for musicians puts Filmstro in a strong position compared to generative AI platforms.
