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“I feel like we're in some dystopian, parasocial, like, flashpoint in human history with the way AI is, like, impacting everything, and definitely coming into music in ways that you can hear and that you can't hear.”

Aaron Dessner, at 1:24:18 of “How An Indie Rock Icon Became Pop's Biggest Songwriter” on Rick Beato’s channel.

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1:24:10 since you started putting out music decades ago at this point.
1:24:14 It's changed so much. I mean, I feel like sometimes, right now, it's a hard time.
1:24:18 I feel like we're in some dystopian, parasocial, like, flashpoint in human history with the way AI is, like, impacting everything,
1:24:33 and definitely coming into music in ways that you can hear and that you can't hear.
1:24:39 And it's definitely a scary time, like, from when The National started, when it really was still a cottage industry, almost.
1:24:48 Like, you make music with your buddies and find a way to put it out and then get in the van and travel around the world