You know, I’m starting to understand why the music industry thinks AI is the future. One of the most popular producers of the last decade is basically AI in human form, pumping out boring, unoriginal slop over and over again, with all of the most popular artists making music today. If Jack AIntinoff can do it and make these record labels millions of dollars, then some robot inside my computer can do it too—easily.

I’d wager a guess that some 80% of newly recorded music doesn’t even use real instruments anymore. Everything is digital, done through the computer already anyway—no human behind each drum beat or guitar strum anymore—just someone clicking their mouse to place a note or a loop. The soul of modern music hasn’t just disappeared; it ceases to exist.

Take a look at the 2026 Grammy Award nominations. Half of the nominations and all of the pop music feel like they are* trying* to be as generic as possible. It also probably doesn’t help that half of the music is produced and/or written by the same handful of people too. AI can do all of that—and most of the people listening wouldn’t even notice1.

I’m only intending to slander fans of this type of music a tiny bit. Everyone should feel free to enjoy whatever it is they like without judgment. Even if it’s a heaping pile of burning trash. ↵