The point is that human created songs have some sort of "soul" to it. I don't know what the reason was that the human artist chose this lyric or this beat. But some thought was put into it.
It's why I appreciate human art over AI generated art.
And i still argue that this 'soul' thing doesn't exist and it doesn't matter.
Music becomes popular not because it has a magic soul to it but because it triggers enough people at the right time.
And covers are often also super popular and i myself was not always aware that a cover was a cover. Which also indicates to me that some music wasn't magic because of its soul but because the search space for interesting/intriging music is HUGE and it takes time for us to walk through it.
Edit: Nonetheless, I do count myself to the group of people who value things more than others IF it has more personallity. Like if i know this thing is handmade and very well build vs. the same thing machine build.
But this is appreciation and luxury. In case of me not having the money to do so, i would not say that the mass produced thing is bad just because.
AI generated inputs will never have the soul of human created art, by definition. The soul is the intangible and inimitable kernel of emotion buried in the art by virtue of it being created by a human. It’s what separates art from ‘output’.
Of course it’s not to say AI content cannot be enjoyed, but I think as a society we will need to be increasingly mindful of cultivating and appreciating this soul wherever we can. Endless scrolling apps have shown us we humans get easily sucked into becoming content consumers, and AI is particularly well poised to generate limitless content.
This is uncharted territory for our spongy, dopamine-seeking brains. Self-awareness of our own consumption is more important than ever.
I went to art school in the early 2000s, lived the second wave of analogue to digital change in the motion picture industry. I was somewhat worried about AI in art, these days I'm changing my mind, I think it will be fine/good and will push the meaning of art even further, that's always good. now I'm excited. Humans will always have emotions. Artists will always art. Humans will always seek out other humans emotions thru art.
Eventually people will say they can see thoughtful attention in AI art. Not today