Can the Arts Business Model Survive AI? Music's Pivot to Live Shows Offers a Guide
carlbfrey · x · 2026-09-30
Sharing Joseph Politano's analysis: can the arts business model survive AI, and is history the best guide? In music, internet piracy and then streaming killed the lucrative CD market, yet musicians largely saved their jobs by leaning heavily into live concerts — a precedent for how creative industries might adapt to AI.
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