Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have voiced caution about artificial intelligence in music-making, telling Billboard that AI-generated songs are acceptable only if they involve genuine creative input rather than simply mimicking existing artists. Jagger said he did not want the Rolling Stones imitated vocally or instrumentally by AI, arguing that anyone truly creative would not use the technology to churn out songs "in the style of" the band, while Richards said he would rather hear original work than music that merely copies or synthesises what already exists.

Despite their reservations about AI, the pair embraced deepfake technology for the video accompanying "In the Stars", a track from their recent album Foreign Tongues, in which real musicians performed while their faces were digitally altered to resemble the Stones as they looked in 1968. Jagger described the process, including adjustments needed after an early version of Ronnie Wood's likeness looked more like Jeff Beck. In the same Billboard interview, Jagger praised Olivia Rodrigo's move into rock music, and Richards said he had not ruled out live Rolling Stones performances in 2027, though none have yet been announced around the new album.