AI music is not only here to stay, it is rapidly gaining in mainstream popularity. We briefly discuss the history of computer music, the changes it has made to music and where we think the future of music is headed in the AI zeigeist. Stay for the AI song tribute at the end of the episode (this song is the AI generated content flagged for this episode)

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/17/ai-generated-music-is-going-viral-should-the-music-industry-worry.html
2. https://www.loudly.com/blog/ai-in-music-production-key-trends-shaping-the-future-beyond-2025
3. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/13/ai-music-spotify-billboard-charts 
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_music 
5. https://symphony.org/study-music-getting-louder-more-homogenous/ 
6. https://www.economist.com/babbage/2012/07/26/same-old-song?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fsameoldsong
7. https://pudding.cool/2018/05/similarity/

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