A band created entirely by artificial intelligence called The Velvet Sundown released two albums of psych-rock music that became popular on Spotify, although the band itself did not exist. A false claim of a member speaking to media was later retracted. The project's statement framed it as an artistic provocation aimed at exploring issues of authorship and identity in music. The rise of AI has sparked both excitement and concern regarding its potential impact on the music industry and how services like Spotify use algorithms to enhance user experience.
A band of four guys with shaggy hair released two albums' worth of generic psych-rock songs back-to-back. The band wasn't real, it was a "synthetic music project" created using artificial intelligence.
The official Velvet Sundown page updated its Spotify biography to acknowledge that all the music was composed and voiced with AI. "This isn't a trick - it's a mirror."
Artificial intelligence has caused some panic and fascination over how it might transform the music industry. Its practical uses run the gamut from helping human artists restore audio quality to full-blown deception.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has spoken about his optimism that AI will allow Spotify's algorithm to better match listeners with what they're looking for, ideally delivering "that magical thing that you didn't even know that you liked better than you can do yourself."
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