It's how commerce works. As soon as AI can generate a commercially viable product, in less time and for less cost, human content ceases to have any commercial value, and as AI becomes ubiquitous it becomes normalized in pop culture. Appreciation comes with the inevitable cycle of one generation being born native to a paradigm shift rejecting the standards of the old guard.
And it won't just be classical, it will be all genres and all creative media. And it will probably take longer than three years. But it will happen.
> As soon as AI can generate a commercially viable product, in less time and for less cost, human content ceases to have any commercial value
Ever been to a craft show? An artist can sell a handmade bowl for $100 even though you can find an identical manufactured one at Target for $1.
Other examples: Chick-Fil-A markets their milkshakes as “hand spun”. Or when Dreamweaver started automating the layout of webpages, web devs started calling their websites “handmade”. It’s been possible to automate call centers for a long time now, but companies advertise the ability to speak to a human representative as a differentiating feature of their business.
There is value in having humans in the loop, despite automation. People just don’t trust robots.
We have machines that can produce clothing, yet there are people out there that buy custom tailored clothing. AI can generate images, yet people will go out there and buy something custom made. I think manufactories will become much more important and expand into more areas. Which means that hand-made music will just be much more expensive, and your "off-the-shelf"-production will be way cheaper.
Exactly - in fact, once AIs/automation are capable of achieving all the necessary production of goods/services for a universally high material standard of living, then I'd imagine choosing to handcraft works of art and share them with others (potentially in exchange for money) will become as popular as it's ever been, if not more so.
We do not have machines that produce clothing. All clothing in the entire world is handmade, which is why developing countries like Bangladesh specialize in it.
