GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists
- Apr 22
- 1 min read

TechCrunch — Ilya Liasun says the main reason the founders started GRAI is that music has become one of the last major consumer categories that hasn’t gone “creator-first.”
“We have problems — discovery is broken, listening is passive, and social context is almost non-existent,” Liasun notes.
Meanwhile, he doesn’t think that AI will kill artists and labels, as some fear. Instead, the team at GRAI believes that AI could lead to new ways to engage with music, beyond just creating a tune through generative AI technology.
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