Jack Antonoff Slams AI-Generated Music and Art in Fiery Instagram Post

Music producer Jack Antonoff criticized the use of artificial intelligence in music and art in a new Instagram post shared Wednesday, calling people who rely on AI “godless whores.”

Antonoff, a 13-time Grammy winner known for working with artists including Taylor Swift, Lorde and Lana Del Rey, wrote that making music is an “ancient ritual” that should not be replaced or simplified by technology.

“You don’t have to write music, you don’t have to record it and you don’t have to bring out the band and play it,” Antonoff wrote. “And yet for us, the idea of optimizing what we do is a complete miss of the entire point.”

He said artists are not looking for music-making to become “quicker or easier” and argued that the creative process — including its unpredictability — is what gives art meaning.

Antonoff then directly attacked the growing use of AI-generated art and music.

“So to everyone who is gassed up about the new ways you can fake making art, by all means drive right off that cliff,” he wrote. He added that future generations will continue “writing, recording and performing” music in a traditional way.

The producer also warned that AI-generated “slop” could make it harder for real artists to earn a living, but said he and other musicians remain committed to creating music through human effort and emotion.

Antonoff is one of the most influential pop producers of the past two decades. Along with producing albums for major artists such as FKA twigs, Clairo, St. Vincent and Sia, he is also the founder and frontman of the rock band Bleachers.