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The speaker is saying that algorithms can be useful, but they have clear limits. In this view, music still involves setting a mood, which is not something an algorithm can fully handle.
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Originally said in English.
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About Jimmy Iovine
American entrepreneur and former record executive
Jimmy Iovine is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He co-founded Interscope Records in 1990 and later led Interscope Geffen A&M, the Universal Music Group music unit, as chairman and CEO from 1999 to 2014. He is known for his role in shaping a major part of the modern music business, first as a co-founder of Interscope and then as an executive at Interscope Geffen A&M. His public profile comes from business leadership rather than performance, and the available facts point to a career built around record company management and media ventures.
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