Aaron "Atlas" Neal on What AI Can't Do (And Why That's the Point)

Description: What can AI actually do in music, and maybe more importantly, what can't it do? Aaron Neal, who goes by Atlas, has spent sixteen years working across the music and tech industries, from blockchain rights management to his current role as CTO and product lead for the AI company Prompt Genius.

As both a technologist and a working music maker, he offers a perspective you don't often hear: less fear, more strategy. We talk about where AI falls short, why he refuses to separate a product from the people who built it, and why this moment is a chance for creatives to shape the technology instead of reacting to it.

Key Topics: Building blockchain rights management tools before the industry was ready Why learning in obscurity made for a better product person How AI is entering music the same way past technologies did The case for studying what AI can't do, not just what it can Hybrid genres, non-Western music, and the limits of current models Judging a technology by the intent of the people who build it Treating this moment as a do-over for the mistakes made with Pro Tools, downloads, and streaming Why Gen Z's tech fluency changes the equation Featured Guest: Aaron Neal (Atlas) - Technologist, product designer, and music maker; CTO and product lead at Prompt Genius Notable Quotes: "It does a very good job of mimicking things that we've already made. It has no imagination to make something new." - Atlas "We have an opportunity yet again to use this technology for our actual benefit, and not letting the tech bros tell us how we should use it." - Atlas Connect with our guest: Atlas: LinkedIn and Instagram.

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