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Adam Douglas

“No one noticed that half the playlist was AI-created, and a few even preferred the AI tracks”: Should today’s music-makers and producers fear AI - or embrace its inevitability?

Sonarworks studio set-up with AI software.

PRODUCER WEEK 2025: In 2023, a poll revealed that almost three quarters of music producers feel that AI music generators could replace them in the future. This is a scary thought. And when you consider just how much more advanced AI is now than there was in 2023 - and how much it’s already infiltrating music streaming platforms - there’s more cause than ever for alarm.

But an alarm is not a death sentence.

Yes, AI is here and AI is changing things, fast. But it’s not the end for music producers, not by a long shot. Here’s why AI won’t replace human music producers - despite what the AI CEOs may be insisting.

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