Tyga and A.I. in music

NPR | By Rob Schmitz,

Jason Fuller, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published August 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM CDT

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Alex Suskind, news director at Pitchfork, about the artist Tyga's use of AI technology on his new album. Pitchfork rated the album 0.0 out of 10.

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