AI could, and likely has, written a 12 bar blues. It can do it because a 12 bar blues always follows the same pattern — it’s like an algorithm.

A writer’s kids wanted more video game time. The kids asked ChatGPT to write a letter to their dad advocating for more video game time. The kids also asked ChatGPT to write the letter in the style of their dad. The author noticed that the letter felt eerily like something he would write. AI could do that because this author is consistent — like the blues.

I do not believe that AI will replace us as humans. However, I do believe there’s a world where AI could replace our work.

If we do not want our work replaced, then we must not become too consistent. We must be willing to change up the routine, try new ideas out, and embrace our inner contrarian. We can’t become the blues.

Jazz musicians have a way of reinventing the blues. A change here, a substitution there. Let’s be more like jazz musicians — embracing life’s possibilities and trying new things.