Even before AI came along to threaten every aspect of the arts, the 21st century music scene has been marked by a notable shift towards a digitized cleanliness that has made much of it sound like it was created by robots in the first place. AutoTune has robbed the humanity and character of the human voice, while an increasing reliance on pre-programmed beats, samples, post-production tinkering has made much of the most popular music sterile, repetitive and lacking in human spontaneity and spark.