VraserX: AI should invent instruments and genres no human has imagined
VraserX · x · 2026-10-31
Tech commentator VraserX argues that instead of focusing on making AI imitate existing artists, we should imagine AI inventing entirely new musical instruments, sounds, and genres — music that genuinely doesn't resemble anything humans have heard. "I want to hear something that sounds like it came from another civilization."
The post is an opinion piece on the direction of AI music creation, touching on the current trend of AI music tools largely centered on mimicking existing styles.
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