Trapital
Trapital
Dan Runcie
Artists and AI: Offense, Defense, and the Future of Music
19 minutes Posted Apr 24, 2026 at 4:16 pm.
Artists vs. AI
Splice Tools
UMG x Splice
Ethical AI
Artist Control
Better Music
Five-Year Vision
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Is “Artists vs. AI” the wrong way to think about music’s future?
At HumanX, I hosted a conversation with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava and Universal Music Group’s Michael Nash on how AI can become a creative force multiplier for artists, not a replacement.
We discussed why music’s supply problem existed long before generative AI, how artists are using new tools to reduce production friction, and why authentic connection still matters more than infinite output.
The conversation also breaks down Splice and UMG’s partnership to build AI-powered music creation tools with artist control, copyright respect, and more.
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