Can artificial intelligence really make music—and if it can, is it destroying human creativity or giving musicians new ways to express it?

Stan and Ted explore the artistic, ethical and financial questions surrounding AI-generated music. They consider whether authorship depends on who writes the melody and lyrics, who performs the finished recording, or what happens when somebody listens. Along the way, they examine the effect of AI on working musicians, streaming platforms and the meaning of creativity itself.

The conversation concludes with “Bridge” by Mallory Vice—an AI-assisted recording with human-written lyrics, melody, chords, structure, key and tempo.