It's certainly capable of creating technically impressive music, and mimicry at a ridiculously competent level, but it absolutely will not replace the desire fo

It's certainly capable of creating technically impressive music, and mimicry at a ridiculously competent level, but it absolutely will not replace the desire for recording artists. These tools will become part of an artist's arsenal, but they will not replace the artist any more than the countless digital composition tools that already exist have. It will just be the case that these tools enable more people to be artists than previously before. Music is a form of artistic expression. As long as people still care about what other people have to say, there will be a demand for recording artists.