Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI
THE SO WHAT
When a legacy music brand’s CEO casually equates bandmates with AI, it shows how far executive narratives can drift from creator sentiment. If you build tools for artists, treat AI positioning as reputational risk management as much as product strategy.
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