Lil Wayne firmly believes that no artificial intelligence could ever take his place in the music world.

During his appearance on the “Not Just Football” with Cam Heyward and Hayden Walsh podcast, the iconic rapper from Louisiana shared insights into his storied musical career, his ties to the world of sports, and other topics.

Among these discussions, he touched on the growing influence of AI in the music industry and how it relates to his work.

“It’s a challenge,” Wayne said. “I love that AI is what it is. ’Cause, man, I love to be able to stand right next to whoever AI is — he, she, whatever AI is — stand right next to them and say, ‘I’m still better.'”

“My friends were a little worried,” Weezy continued. “They was like, ‘They got this AI stuff. You can ask [AI] to give you a verse like Lil Wayne.’ And so, I did it: ‘Let me hear a verse like Lil Wayne.’ It gave me her best shot. I did it on a couple devices…They all…You suck. So, we gon be OK.”

When Heyward pointed out that a computer-generated imitation could never truly capture the essence of the real Wayne, Tunechi responded: “Not at all.”

Artificial intelligence has increasingly been making its way into every corner of life, including the music industry. In response, companies are taking measures to curb its growing influence. For instance, earlier this month, Apple Music introduced AI Transparency Tags to help identify AI-generated content.

“Proper tagging of content is the first step in giving the music industry the data and tools needed to develop thoughtful policies around AI,” Apple said in the newsletter. “And we believe labels and distributors must take an active role in reporting when the content they deliver is created using AI.”