Artificial intelligence has been touted as a great disrupter in recent months. ChatGPT, a text-based chatbot developed by OpenAI that can draft prose, poetry and computer code on command, has gained widespread attention in Silicon Valley, spurring investors to pour money into AI-focused start-ups., hosted in The Glove That Fits bar, was billed as one of the first of its kind by its promoter George Pinnegar.
“If we can have AI make beautiful music and we can play that to each other, I think that is probably why it is there. That’s why it is a gift,” Pinnegar said. . Powering the night’s pulsating techno and rhythmic drumbeat was Mubert, the app created by a team of Ukrainian and Russian developers. Mubert uses human-made loops and samples to generate new tracks. Users can like or dislike the app’s generative music, and the app adapts accordingly.
Wonder how long before an AI composition wins a grammy for 'record of the year' and/or 'song of the year' and/or, as a lasting insult to musicians everywhere, 'best new artist of the year'