AI Futures: how artificial intelligence will shape music production

In part one of our AI Futures series, we discussed the looming threats and opportunities around'deepfakes' or style transfers using AI. We spoke to Holly Herndon, a Berlin-based artist who's been deep in the trenches with AI for many years. We also explored how deepfakes are ushering in a Sampling 2.0 era, and explore how the mistakes of the past have a chance to be rectified for the future. It's worth reading part one before you continue. For producers and songwriters, the idea of an autonomous collaborator who makes suggestions for your music or arrangement, helps you write lyrics or simply does the job for you, is generally met with unease.