AI can mimic musical prodigies, process entire genres and discographies and churn out music like a professional in minutes.

But can it improvise on spot, build off of human interactions and capture emotions with authenticity?

Watch Grammy winning maestro Shankar Mahadevan peel the layers of his musicality, what triggered his creative journey, the analytical mind behind the imaginative touch and how collaborating with AI can never replace the joy of making music with living, breathing humans, to create what’s truly original.

In conversation with Shoma Chaudhury, Founder of Lucid Lines & Founder-Director, SYNAPSE.