Music producer and Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff posts a strongly worded Instagram journal entry criticizing people who create music or art using artificial intelligence. In the message, he uses derogatory language, calling AI creators “godless whores,” and argues that songwriting and performance should involve writing, recording, and performing rather than “faking” the creative process. Antonoff frames traditional music-making as a spiritual or ritual practice, writing that “what we do” has become an “ancient ritual,” and referencing the idea of creating art in connection with “god.”
Across outlets, his post also includes taunts directed at AI-adjacent creators, including a comment that “bad actors will willingly reveal themselves through slop.” He also tells people he is responding to to “drive right off that cliff,” adding that he is “genuinely happy to see you go.” The reporting consistently notes that the comments are presented as Antonoff’s personal views rather than a formal policy statement.
