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May 2018
54m 12s

Can AI 'Algorhythms' Write Pop Songs? (W...

Vulture
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There is a lot of scare about the impending future of artificial intelligence making humans irrelevant. Musician Taryn Southern examines this narrative through her song “Life Support,” written with the aid of AI composition tools. We dispel current myths about AI music and discuss its future opportunities. In the second half of the show we run a musical 'Tur ... Show More
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