India, Nov. 13 -- With artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly being used in music production, composer Anu Malik believes technology can assist musicians but cannot replace the originality that goes into creating a song. Having spent over five decades in the industry, he feels composers must not allow AI to dictate their creative process, especially at a time when the focus on viral hits and experimentation with sound is growing.

"AI is recreating what has been done by various composers and lyricists over the years. You say, give me a song like so-and-so composer and words like so-and-so lyric writer. It just gets that kind of feel, but it doesn't create something absolutely new. It's called AI-assisted. It's your assistant, not your ...