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Artificial Intelligence has written a beatles-style pop hit

16 points by justinhj 10y ago

new_hackers 10y ago
I can say without question that this AI has done waaaaaayyyy to much LSD... But given that, it is still surprisingly coherent, melodic and generally enjoyable!
- daveguy 10y ago
  Yeah, it's coherent because the lyrics were written by a human.
djaychela 10y ago
Oddly, been mentioning this to students today - most of those I teach are completely unaware of such technology, or how it will impact them in the future. I think that in a few years time it'll be possible to generate a wide range of music at the touch of a button, and it'll be convincing. This is clearly pastiche, but I think that's the first step towards convincing compositions and then onwards to being original and interesting. I know there have been software methods to compose (and symphonies written by such), but I think the current AI/machine learning trend will allow the technology to move far faster than teaching it explicitly all the music and composition theory that you can.
vasaulys 10y ago
If you got to the youtube video [1], you'll see that the song was produced and arranged by a human. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHZ_b05W7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHZ_b05W7o
x1798DE 10y ago
Is this song actually popular, because if not, I'm pretty sure you don't get to call it a "hit". I think when AI starts actually consistently generating popular songs (since that means it's generating stuff people want to keep listening to) is when things will get a bit more interesting.
- daveguy 10y ago
  Over 50,000 views and ~500 subscribers! Move over Bieber!
inetsee 10y ago
This sounds a lot more to me like a Beach Boys style song, rather than something the Beatles would have written.
- microtherion 10y ago
  It does sound like late Beatles to me, e.g. "Glass Onion", "I'm the Walrus". But it has a bit of a paint-by-numbers quality to it. More of a "rare songs the artist wisely did not release" than "greatest hits" feel.

16 points by justinhj 10y ago

I can say without question that this AI has done waaaaaayyyy to much LSD... But given that, it is still surprisingly coherent, melodic and generally enjoyable!

daveguy 10y ago
Yeah, it's coherent because the lyrics were written by a human.

djaychela 10y ago

Oddly, been mentioning this to students today - most of those I teach are completely unaware of such technology, or how it will impact them in the future. I think that in a few years time it'll be possible to generate a wide range of music at the touch of a button, and it'll be convincing. This is clearly pastiche, but I think that's the first step towards convincing compositions and then onwards to being original and interesting. I know there have been software methods to compose (and symphonies written by such), but I think the current AI/machine learning trend will allow the technology to move far faster than teaching it explicitly all the music and composition theory that you can.

vasaulys 10y ago

If you got to the youtube video [1], you'll see that the song was produced and arranged by a human. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHZ_b05W7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHZ_b05W7o

x1798DE 10y ago

Is this song actually popular, because if not, I'm pretty sure you don't get to call it a "hit". I think when AI starts actually consistently generating popular songs (since that means it's generating stuff people want to keep listening to) is when things will get a bit more interesting.

daveguy 10y ago
Over 50,000 views and ~500 subscribers! Move over Bieber!

inetsee 10y ago

This sounds a lot more to me like a Beach Boys style song, rather than something the Beatles would have written.

microtherion 10y ago
It does sound like late Beatles to me, e.g. "Glass Onion", "I'm the Walrus". But it has a bit of a paint-by-numbers quality to it. More of a "rare songs the artist wisely did not release" than "greatest hits" feel.