Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI

AI Special Report · Aug 3, 2026

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974265/fender-ceo-bud-cole-ai-music) - **Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-music-app-treblo-just-snitched-on-rubberz-song-of-the-summer/) - **Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too** (The Verge AI) - [Read…