{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Minding Machines","title":"Learning by Ear and by Algorithm: A Student Founder on AI, Music, and Startups","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5b17d5ea\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2130,"description":"In the Fall 2026 season finale, Minding Machines welcomes its first student guest. Abir Sud is a Lawrence senior double majoring in business and entrepreneurship and music, and the Music Domain Expert on the founding team of PlaiMusic Inc. We talk about ZumaPiano, an app that turns piano audio into sheet music and waterfall notation, and the AI practice coach the team is building to support music teachers rather than replace them. Abir also gives a candid student view of AI: mixed feelings about jobs and creative work, how attitudes differ between the Lawrence college and the conservatory, and where AI helps learning versus where it cuts it short.\n \nEpisode Resources\nPlaiMusic AI and ZumaPiano [link]\nZumaPiano for iOS [link]\nZumaPiano for Android [link]","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EV-3NNJYdF3p5uQHQ4aZg0m0X_Pt4SI3yHVg65JNBIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjU1/MTE1MzU0NTI3OWM3/MGU3MWU3NjFlODli/MDE5Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}