I was told AI could not create, that it would never match humans in areas such as script writing, music or the "arts".
History is proving these views to be a bit off the mark.
A couple years back, I wrote how AI was going to take over these industries. Eventually, we would have movie stars who were AI. In other words, they do not exist in person.
Many thought this foolish. Who would esteem something not real like that? The reality is we do it all the time.
I have met few celebrities in my life. One thing I can say is I once saw Hulk Hogan walking down Duval Street in Key West, so I know he is real. Outside of that, most I ever saw on screen resided in the 2D world. Whether it was their movies, television shows, or interviews, all were on a flat screen. Never did I see them in 3D.
Sure, they were alive unless everything is a simulation. However, from my perspective, they could have been a computer generation. I have no personal experience with them.
Now we see how AI is being embraced by a growing sector of the population. Not surprising, the younger age groups are getting on board.
Why does something have to be human generated?
This is one of the most insane ideas we have when it comes to technology. There was a time when many products were made by hand. However, today, a lot are made by machines without a human even touching them in the factory. It is fully automated.
With knowledge, we see this happening again. We read spreadsheets, stock volumes, and a host of other numbers which are all generated by computers. Humans are not sitting around adding up the totals.
Now we have music and videos being generated by machines. The early results were poor but things are advancing.
So what does this mean? Are we in for a transition into a world where AI is the creator of most everything?
How are things unfolding?
When it comes to music, the ease of use is accelerating. This will increase the output, making the field even more crowded.
AI, already at the heart of debates on American campuses, also provokes strong shocks in the music industry. Applications like Udio and Suno now allow creating a complete song in seconds. The process is simple: you type an instruction, and AI composes a melody, generates a voice, and adds lyrics.
What we have is the fact that someone can generate a song, post it on social media, and garner a following from hundreds (to millions) of people.
In other words, success means going viral.
People felt that AI music would not be accepted. This also showed a bit of closed minded thinking. Here we are in 2025 and AI music already charted.
This is how an Austrian DJ, nicknamed Butterbro, made a schlager track titled Verknallt in einen Talahon which climbed to 48th place in the German charts in 2024. The story made a big noise: the first time a fully AI-generated track managed to enter an official top.
The only thing that is required is to generate an avatar tied to this song (ie the artist) and then, as models improve, start to give it a personality. Why can't the avatar do interviews? We already see the chat capabilities of the different bots, something which is improving.
Will there be human generated music? Sure.
It is best to look at this from the image perspective. We still have people who paint portraits. That, however, is not the primary image generation vehicle. While some opt to have their portraits painted, most simply use an image generate (or snap a photo using their phone).
There are still humans involved but the impact is waning.
Music will be the same way.
