# Is AI ruining music? | Dustin Ballard

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Podcast: [TED Tech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-tech-504556)
Published: 2025-12-05T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audiocollective.ted.com
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## Resource

What makes music “real” — is it the instruments, the voice, the creator’s intention or something else entirely? Dustin Ballard, the creative force behind the viral channel “There I Ruined It,” explores the weird, wonderful and sometimes unsettling ways AI is reshaping music. With fiddle solos and AI-powered mashups of your favorite songs, he invites us to ask: Are new tools fostering creativity, or just making noise? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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