Hi Trapper, I really appreciate your questions and curiosity, so I'd like to share my perspective. Of course, I have to start with the past:

I used to play guitar and compose my songs on it. But I had a stroke and was temporarily paralyzed, including my speech. Fortunately, that has healed. Playing guitar did become a lot more difficult. And then I discovered BiaB. With it, I could compose again and try out all kinds of instruments in my compositions! BiaB was, and still is, my foundation for composing and singing. From there, I edit or add things in my mixing software.

I saw the rise of AI, especially for vocals. I tried it, but I didn't like it. Programs like Suno are interesting because they've gotten really good and work much faster and better than humans.
Still, I prefer to continue composing and singing myself, because that way you can always come up with surprising musical ideas that you wouldn't otherwise think of. And that's why AI doesn't do that either. These days, I only use AI to check my English lyrics for grammatical errors.

Therefore, I hope that "doing it yourself," with or without programs like BiaB, remains the primary way of making music here. Perhaps apart from AI voices. But I fear it will become increasingly difficult.

Hans Berkhout
(Birchwood)
https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130