The core problem is supply and demand. Streaming platforms already drown in content—discoverability is a nightmare, and most human artists earn fractions of a cent per stream. AI can generate infinite songs at near-zero cost. That doesn't just add competition; it floods the market entirely. When supply becomes unlimited, the value of every track drops, and artists who can't produce at machine speed get buried in the noise. The algorithm doesn't care about effort, it just optimizes for engagement. There's also a consent problem. These models train on existing human work without permission. So platforms could profit twice: using artists' music to train the AI, then using that same AI to replace those artists. That's not innovation, it's a structural flaw. It turns streaming from a venue for human expression into an automated content mill. And the people who lose are the ones actually making music.

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