I would say it's still categorically different, just because we're automating one piece of labor that was kind of thought until about ~12 years ago to be un-aut

I would say it's still categorically different, just because we're automating one piece of labor that was kind of thought until about ~12 years ago to be un-automatible. Like, there's been computer-singing voices for awhile, but they always sounded pretty robotic and goofy (e.g. Microsoft Sam), and I think for a long time people just assumed that to get mostly-realistic voices, you need an actual singer. Yes, it still requires a bit of human tweaking to make it perfect, but I suspect that if put to the test it would reduce the cost of making a song substantially.