Music and sound · 2026-10-03

Musicians Versus the A.I. Machine: Why Bother Writing Songs Anymore?

The New York Times raises a question troubling many creators: what happens to music now that AI can create songs.

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What the article is about

The New York Times published a piece titled "Musicians Versus the A.I. Machine. Why Bother Writing Songs Anymore?" The headline asks a simple but painful question: if artificial intelligence can create music, is there still a point in a person writing songs on their own.

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