AI can now create music at unprecedented speed and variety. Feed it vast datasets, specify a genre or mood, and within minutes you get countless tracks. But at the end of the day, someone still needs to say, “Yes, this is the one”—to make the call on what actually gets released.
AI generates endless possibilities, but picking the right one, deciding where and how to use it, and clarifying the message behind it—that’s a human job. In an era of infinite music, the act of “choosing” itself becomes a creative process.
Think of a DJ: they select, blend, and arrange existing tracks, reading the vibe of the crowd and crafting a unique flow. AI-powered music creation works in much the same way. You listen to what the AI produces, compare tracks, decide which to use, and how to arrange or edit them. What’s needed here is “taste”—a sense of what fits the moment, what feels authentic, and what message you want to send. AI can’t make those calls.
With AI, the meaning of “making music” shifts. It’s less about building from scratch, more about selecting, combining, and editing from a sea of options. But no matter how advanced AI gets, the final decision always rests with humans. Curation skills, intuition, and a personal worldview—these become the “face” of the music.
In the age of AI-generated music, humans aren’t obsolete. In fact, the power to choose and decide becomes even more important. Amidst this flood of AI creations, the question is: which track do you claim as your own? That sense of taste, that ability to decide, will shape the future of music.
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