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When AI Writes Code and Makes Music, What's Left for Humans?

Published: June 9, 2026

Duration: 30:26

AI keeps getting called music's biggest threat. Or its biggest opportunity. Both framings miss the point.

The real question is harder: if AI can handle the cognitive work, what's left that actually matters?

We're joined by Jessica Powell, CEO and co-founder of AudioShake, to figure that out. We talked about why experienced practitioners get the most out of AI, what happens to the creators caught in the middle, and whether "AI-generated" is already a useless label.

We also break down how AudioShake works — not generative AI, but subtractive stem separation and why physical me...