Why AI music is inevitable – Johnny Drille

Nigerian singer and songwriter Johnny Drille has spoken on the impact of Artificial Intelligence, AI, in music. The artist, while noting the growth of Artificial Intelligence, explained that artists and industry players must find ways to work with the technology rather than resist it.

Drille also urged creatives to embrace AI, adding that they shouldn’t, however, rely fully on it. He stressed the need for originality and emotional connection in music.

“AI music is going to get more prominent. I think we have to figure out a way to work with AI because I don’t think it’s going anywhere. Technology never goes away, it becomes more prominent. I don’t know how we are going to figure out the human part of it or how we will retain the human element of music and keep music human, but I think we have to find ways to embrace AI as a tool to help music. It’s inevitable. If you go back in history, one of the earlier ways people recorded music was using tape machines with actual tapes and you were limited to a few tracks. After that came portable recorders and then the digital stage with computers. People always opposed new technology whenever it came. Some said it wasn’t real music if it was recorded on a computer or if artists used auto-tune instead of their real voices. I think it’s the same thing with AI,” he stated.