Two Slashdot readers, Tablizer and fjo3, have shared the news that a country song created by artificial intelligence has achieved the top position on the U.S. sales chart this week for the first time. According to ABC News, the latest country track named “Walk my Walk” by Breaking Rust has recently reached number one on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart, accumulating more than 3 million streams on Spotify within a month. This achievement has sparked a variety of responses from both music enthusiasts and artists, especially on TikTok where numerous users have uploaded videos reacting to the song and engaging in discussions about it in the comments section.

Billboard has confirmed that Breaking Rust is an AI-generated musical project and noted that it is among at least six AI acts that have made it onto the charts in recent months. Senior entertainment reporter Kelley L. Carter expressed to ABC News that this development appears to be an experiment to test the boundaries of such creations and explore their implications for the future across various art forms. Carter emphasized that AI artists may not demand the same resources as human artists, raising concerns about how companies might prioritize these technologies over traditional creators in the future.