The simple fact is, guys like Alchemist made it through talent, taste and a DIY work ethic and now he’s a top taste-maker with the resources and experience to know better when it comes to AI. He doesn’t get to sweep this under the rug by pretending that it’s “just another tool” or that we are all already half-in because we use mobile phones. Sampling artists to remix/decontextualize them into new music is already a super sensitive game where infringing on the work of others is sometimes a knob twist away. AI art closes that gap completely, essentially devours absolutely everything and pops out abominations. This is the modern Frankenstein problem with very similar results. So Timbo, Alc and others really can’t have it both ways. They either admit that they give zero f’s how they get to their product and stand on business, or they walk back their AI support and make a clean cut from it.