I think that as the composers get a better picture of what they might be able to achieve, they can help propel the future design of the technology, so that it gives them what they need to achieve their vision. The composers want electronic music to be more flexible. Dobrian wants to keep pushing back the boundary of computer creativity. But it s always YOUR art. You re still the person who s designing all the systems.
Newton wants to add inflection, the body language of music that gives flavor to jazz and folk.
You have to put human emotion with that number-crunching and be able to convey all of the elements that people long for when they hear great music.