AI Seen as a Creative Tool for Musicians, Not a Substitute for Human Experience

AI is viewed as a tool that can help genuinely talented musicians and producers create, preview ideas and break through creative blockages rather than necessarily generate a finished song. Producers are already using it, and the strongest applications are expected to emerge from those who learn how to work with the technology.

The view holds that AI cannot replace the personal history behind art: growing up in difficult circumstances, heartbreak, love and an artist’s broader life journey. Great artists and producers may use AI to spark potential masterpieces, while the technology could also produce more mediocre music. Its early development is described as a “Wild West,” with licensing and the use of artists’ music remaining concerns.