It might be centuries before AI is writing good novels, but music seems a much easier nut to crack. Hell I've seen people sit down at a drum machine and make so

It might be centuries before AI is writing good novels, but music seems a much easier nut to crack. Hell I've seen people sit down at a drum machine and make something enjoyable for minutes in literally seconds. Music doesn't have to be complicated, let alone deeply meaningful, to sound good. AI already makes cool art -- e.g. the Google Deep Dream videos.