I've been thinking about it over the weekend and thought I'd start a thread here to mull it over a virtual pint with other deep thinkers (and the readers of this forum

So a few things to kick the discussion off:
1) I thought the comment about the different uses of music was very interesting - stuff that is there to entertain vs stuff that is there to fill a gap. I'm doing a fair bit of video stuff at work now and for that all we need is background music - stuff like Jukedeck (www.jukedeck.com) looks like that could cover that base completely. Whither library music composers?
2) Being a bit of a nerd, and one who's new to a lot of the tools and techniques, I like the creative and the problem solving sides of the mix process. A tool that could level out and make a vocal more prominent at the touch of a button (or word of command) would undoubtedly be quicker, but would take away some of the enjoyment for me. But I recognise that for someone who just wants to get on with the music it could make a massive difference. I do wonder what challenges it would introduce if someone else is asked to then do a manual job on a track that has already been AI mixed?
3) What would really be interesting for me would be things that would speed up the set up process, "Computer, open Reaper, new project, recording template 2. Load vocal, bass and guitar template tracks." It could be doing that whilst i'm setting up the hardware - or if the hardware is already in place, it's doing that whilst I'm repeating the new bit I've just written trying not to forget it.
4) But the biggie for me where AI could make a difference, rather than just a voice control and some standardised presets, is at the end of the process. This was a touched on a bit in the article, but the thing about music making that I really hate, is self-promotion. An AI toolset that helped me draft promotional content and schedule it to effective windows and platforms would be hugely useful. Another tool that analysed my music, and then analysed the buying patterns to identify suitable niche markets, and helped target the right potential audiences would be the icing on the cake. And as we move further down the line of an increasingly democratised music making process, getting your music in front of the right listeners is going to be even more important - otherwise we'll all just drown in the noise (no matter how well produced) and the only winners will be those with the largest marketing budgets.
Discuss. Or don't.
P.S. I was reminded a bit of this thread but it's a bit more tech rather than AI focused: https://www.soundonsound.com/forum/view ... re#p507081