Can artificial intelligence produce music?

Recent years have seen an increasing number of articles that speculate about the possibility, even certainty, that artificial intelligence (AI) will some day produce musical works comparable to those done by human artists. In fact, it may already be happening behind our eyes without us realizing it. An example is machine-generated TV programming. Automated software algorithm programs follow patterns we've come to expect from television dramas. We know what we want out of a good plotline or episode -- things that keep us coming back for more.