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The combination of the physical/audible depiction of art + the human artist's biographical experience, together, makes a form of art that cannot be replicated. (That is, until we have sentient AI - and at that point, is its lived experience any less valid?)

There's debate here, of course, about the "death of the author" [0] and whether work should exist independent of its author's intentions and intentionality - but perhaps our social understanding of that question will evolve, at least for works created after the AI explosion.

As a crude example that buoys me somewhat, there are numerous virtual youtubers who one might discount as avatars of a corporate music product - but their fans love them not only for their musical works in isolation, but for the personality and personal journey that the character (and, by extension, their voice actor, as the lines fade quite quickly) streams to the world, baring a pseudonymized version of their lives for all to see. There's real human intent and struggle and perseverance there, and it's appreciated, and that's really cool. Even if the human is hidden, the humanity shines through.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_the_Author