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Random processes shape generative music. But generative music existed long before generative AI. And very interesting music was composed around this idea. It appeared as early as the 17th and 18th centuries. Generative music is also called indeterminate m

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the pioneers (OGs) of neural networks for music. But many of you rightly pointed out that I missed some key names Previous post focused on early scientific papers. This one turns to artists: Marcel Duchamp (was he into music

Much has happened between the pioneering AI music of the 1980s and today's generative AI wave. Along that journey, the connectionists' work was forgotten during the AI winter. They didn't have fancy million-dollar compute clusters. They had VAX-11/780 wor

Discover the pioneers who developed AI music when no one was watching.

It's hard sometimes to tell if content is human- or AI-made. AI's widespread use raises questions around misinformation, platform abuse, and authorship.By labeling AI content one may address these issues. But it is challenging to enforce labeling. And it

The AI Song Contest, launched in 2020, is a competition that explores AI's potential for music. Sometimes has been described as the Eurovision of music AI. Teams from various countries develop original songs with AI tools, supporting the artistic developm