Neistat: First AI hit song will be a novelty like Gangnam Style
Casey Neistat · CASEY NEISTAT on Why Analog Is The Future · Jul 25, 2025 · at 30:31
Casey Neistat predicts how generative AI music will first achieve mainstream commercial chart dominance.
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“We haven't had a number one song yet that's completely AI generated, but it's going to come out of nowhere. It's going to be, like, Gangnam style, which, like, the novelty of it allows us to dismiss the lack of humanity that this song has. The first AI song that's going to be a number one hit is not going to be a Bob Dylan-esque song that comes from the soul. It's going to be something fun and outrageous, and we're going to forgive that AI made it.”
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