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This issue is bigger than just AI music; it deals with Big Tech's profit motives and faulty streaming analytics. The Velvet Sundown was able to game Spotify's "monthly listener" algorithm, which, rather than revealing genuine popularity, only shows how many times a song came across a user's page. Music corporations, backed by the government, aren't likely to change the system — whether it's gamed by AI or not — that benefits them.
There is a 66% chance that by 2050, at least 25% of Year-End Billboard Hot 100 songs will be primarily composed by AI, according to the Metaculus prediction community.