There should be a natural churn to pop culture. Songs, movies, and ideas should age and die. Art should be forgotten, rediscovered, and recontextualized. These new AI systems promise to freeze a moment in time, trapping both the art and the audience in a moment they can’t escape.

Mariah Carey using artificial intelligence to address her most devoted fans on Spotify? The singer says that's simply just fantasy — and some 'bad lighting.'