The human touch matters
If you're wondering what the mastermind behind Splice—that massive platform for music producers—thinks about the AI takeover, look no further. CEO Kakul Srivastava has been dropping some real talk lately about where she draws the line. While she’s currently steering the ship at Splice, which provides the secret sauce for hits from icons like Sabrina Carpenter and Lisa, she is definitely not about that "push-button, get-song" life.
Srivastava is pretty vocal about wanting to keep human creativity in the driver's seat. She’s even applying that logic to her own office. Splice is a remote-first crew, meaning they don't have a physical hallway to hang out in. Because of that, she’s lowkey suspicious of people using AI to write work documents. Her take? Once you swap human effort for AI, the actual conversation becomes a total mid-off. You lose that authentic friction where people argue, think, and iterate together.
More than just music
Beyond her stance on AI, she’s got some pretty grounded views on technology. She’s obsessed with the idea that tech exists to bridge human experiences, like how random people on YouTube helped her reconstruct her late mother’s recipes. But don't get it twisted—she’s not a fan of everything. She’s got zero patience for cup warmers, calling them out for working exactly as intended (warming the cup) while failing to actually warm the coffee. It’s giving… bad design.
Why it matters
When someone who builds the tools for the future of music tells you that AI-written comms make for worse conversations, it’s worth a listen. She’s reminding us that real impact comes from human confidence and connection—things an algorithm just can't fake. Real talk: we might want to prioritize the human behind the screen before we let AI replace the way we actually connect with each other.
