Am I Still An Artist If I Use AI?

For the last two months I've been making music with AI, and I didn't tell anyone. I wasn't sure if I was still an artist, or if I was cheating somehow. I've spent years as a poet and writer. I know what it takes to develop a craft. And I know how painful it is to watch something you've spent decades building get compressed into a single click. So I sat with it. I tested it. I sent songs to my closest friends and asked them to tell me the truth. And what came back taught me something about creativity I didn't expect. This is the full conversation I've been having with myself. At the end of the episode I share the first song. Wish It Was You is out now on all streaming platforms. Soul Scavenger Hunt (free): Crazy Love Poetry Book:

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Am I Still An Artist If I Use AI? is an episode from The Deep Dive With Adam Roa by Adam Roa.

This episode is 26:22 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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