The song Echoes Of Tomorrow is a laid-back, catchy tune that might happily slot into summertime playlists on Spotify or Apple Music. Only the lyrics, which make curious references to “algorithms”, reveal its non-human creator: artificial intelligence (AI).

The track’s mimicry of flesh-and-blood pop is pretty unsettling. Yet, what’s really disturbing is the sheer quantity of similar AI tunes sloshing around online. Tools like Udio and Suno, trained on millions of songs crafted by human artists, are now churning out millions of their own tunes at the click of a button.

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