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[Anarky]

http://qz.com/790523/daddys-car-the...ificial-intelligence-is-actually-pretty-good/

We already know that artificial intelligence systems can work in law firms and beat the world champion at a game of Go. Now it turns out that AI can write some pretty good pop songs, too.
Researchers at Sony have been working on AI-generated music for years, and has previously used AI to create impressive jazz tracks. But this is the first time the Sony CSL Research Laboratory has released pop music composed by AI, and the results are impressive.
The first song, “Daddy’s Car,” is a catchy, sunny tune reminiscent of The Beatles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHZ_b05W7o

 

[Kayhan]

YASSS QUEEN TAY

POPGAF for one welcomes their new robot overlord.

 

[Wafflecakes]

... no it isn't.

 

[CountAntonius]

That is impressive.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

impressive for being written by an ai

 

[Permanently A]

Man, this music is great! Really makes me want to kill some humans!

 

[sems4arsenal]

French composer Benoît Carré arranged and produced the songs, and wrote the lyrics

Actually sounds not terrible ending is weird.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Not listening to it unless Pitchfork gives it at least an 8.4

 

[Switch Back 9]

... no it isn't.

?

 

[Mariolee]

Weird A.I.

 

[Makai]

This is definitely not the first time. The more interesting ones are where the software does the recording, too.

 

[Summer Haze]

Soon...

 

[Y2Kev]

It's better than Perfect Illusion

 

[arts&crafts]

"Daddy's Car" is composed in the style of The Beatles. French composer Benoît Carré arranged and produced the songs, and wrote the lyrics.

I dont understand.

 

[SecretMoblin]

It's better than Perfect Illusion

this isn't wrong

 

[Eumi]

So now we know what the robot apocalypse will sound like I guess. Neat.

 

[Kayhan]

Soon...

T-800s: "All we need now is a soundtrack"

Sony: "Say no more, fam"

 

[farisr]

I dont understand.

Yeah, I'm confused here...

 

[PdotMichael]

so the song is still arranged and text is written by a human. And the rest is basically copied from other songs.

 

[nded]

Some parts of Ballad of Mr. Shadow are almost good.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

When sceience goes too far. Music is one of things that makes us human.

*prays*

 

[Frodo]

It's better than Perfect Illusion

 

[Makai]

I dont understand.

Software generated the melody and chords. Composer split that into multiple instruments and added lyrics.

 

[The Kree]

Because making a living as a musician wasn't already hard enough. We're gonna lose music to automation, too. Wonderful.

I fucking hate this planet.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I feel like listening to this is re-writing some binary code deep inside me, and I like that.

Because making a living as a musician wasn't already hard enough. We're gonna lose music to automation, too. Wonderful.

I fucking hate this planet.

Should have invested in robots when you had the chance.

Robotron 100.1.4 is my favorite artist, it's playing Coachella this year.

 

[Bronx-Man]

It's better than Perfect Illusion

 

[Agnostic]

Decent. I heard some classical scores by A.I. that were pretty good awhile back, too.

 

[Conkersbadfurday]

It's better than Perfect Illusion

LIES AND SLANDER

This song sounds strange. Like, there's something super unnatural about it.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Now feed it through vocoloid and see what happens

 

[arts&crafts]

Software generated the melody and chords. Composer split that into multiple instruments and added lyrics.

ah, makes sense. Also Ballad of Mr Shadow is better.

 

[lazygecko]

I dont understand.

Yeah. The main problem here is the inherent vagueness in just what "arranged" and "produced" encompasses.

For all we know, all they did was let a computer algorithm generate basic chord progressions based on patterns analyzed from Beatles chords, which leaves you with a pretty basic template to be filled up by significant human interpretation, which kind of largely defeats the point.

AI-generated music meant to sound indistinguishable from human composition isn't exactly a new thing either. Ray Kurzweil did it in the 1960s (which was basically piano sheet music generated by an algorithm, and then performed by a human pianist).

 

[-shadow-]

Electronic music, now a literal press of a button!

 

[FeenixRising]

Thanks Sony

 

[God Dayumm]

It is sort of generic, but so is most pop, so this is a success.

Probably music is the first art AI can master because it is the closest one to logic and mathematics. Visual arts second and literature dead last. Funny because text processing is something AI already does, but we still cannot mathematically describe a compelling plot

 

[liquidtmd]

Good try but

https://youtu.be/Y6ljFaKRTrI

 

[Red Liquorice]

This doesn't count.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

The Beatles are trash.

 

[Plesiades]

Sony CSL AI feat. Miku. Make it happen.

 

[disappeared]

Man that started almost like an Animal Collective or Panda Bear song

 

[-shadow-]

Meant to edit my previous post, not make a new post :3

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Reminds me of those Japanese songs where they try to sing in English, like what you'd hear in the anime Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad. Basically slightly weird sounding english and unintelligible lyrics, but it's not bad

 

[teruterubozu]

Software generated the melody and chords. Composer split that into multiple instruments and added lyrics.

LOL. But plenty of music software can generate chords and melodies (including simple Casio keyboards). If the computer actually did arrangements then that would be truly impressive. Not sure what the big deal is here.

 

[bobbychalkers]

That's pretty catchy

 

[bananas]

When sceience goes too far. Music is one of things that makes us human.

*prays*

Just wait for the day we meld all of our intelligences into a globally connected supercomputer run by a super advanced AI.

 

[WaffleTaco]

It's better than Perfect Illusion

Omg lol, but yes


Anyway the song itself isn't terrible. The lyrics are nonsense, but oh well.

 

[17 Seconds]

Software generated the melody and chords. Composer split that into multiple instruments and added lyrics.

so this is nothing

 

[RoyalFool]

French composer Benoît Carré arranged and produced the songs, and wrote the lyrics

Actually sounds not terrible ending is weird.

So talented human tried to rescue AI created drivel and it still turned out rather horrible? Complete non-story until an AI can do the whole she-bang.

 

[teruterubozu]

so this is nothing

Pretty much. And done 1000s of times on computers before by regular nobodies but for some reason this made news.

 

[Putosaure]

Okay... with the intervention of a human being. Can we just have what the AI "composed" instead ?

 

[Imperial Bishop]

I dont understand.

In that case, I want my 2 and a half minutes back.