{"id":75352,"date":"2023-05-08T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_article&#038;p=75352"},"modified":"2024-08-15T11:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:04:22","slug":"nao-tokui-and-dadabots-want-to-create-new-music","status":"publish","type":"ftm_article","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/nao-tokui-and-dadabots-want-to-create-new-music","title":{"rendered":"These \u201cAI Artists\u201d don\u2019t want to ape existing art \u2014 they want to create something new entirely"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hidden sm:block md:block relative z-10 f-block f-block--content-series-slider f-block--tighter f-block--full b-css\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid f-block__content--padded\">\n            <div class=\"py-3 border-t border-b border-gray-20 dark:border-none flex w-full max-w-full justify-items-stretch gap-x-9\">\n                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class=\"flex-grow-1\">\n                                                        <a class=\"font-archivo text-black dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white inline-block hover:text-black focus:text-black text-sm tracking-tight leading-4 font-bold line-clamp-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/ai-will-save-the-world\">\n                                                            Marc Andreessen: The single greatest risk of NOT pursuing AI                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"block b-css__slide swiper-slide w-72\">\n                                                <div class=\"flex gap-4\">\n                                                    <div class=\"text-bold w-20 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https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/FT_lede.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/FT_lede.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/FT_lede.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"flex-grow-1\">\n                                                        <a class=\"font-archivo text-black dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white inline-block hover:text-black focus:text-black text-sm tracking-tight leading-4 font-bold line-clamp-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/dreams-of-utopia\">\n                                                            To fear AI is to fear Newton and Einstein. There are no \u201cdragons\u201d here.                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"block b-css__slide swiper-slide w-72\">\n                                                <div class=\"flex gap-4\">\n                                                    <div class=\"text-bold w-20 flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/4-dangers-of-ai\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=80&amp;h=80&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-preview_square_xs size-preview_square_xs\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FuzzyProcessors-Thumb-2400x1350-1.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"flex-grow-1\">\n                                                        <a class=\"font-archivo text-black dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white inline-block hover:text-black focus:text-black text-sm tracking-tight leading-4 font-bold line-clamp-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/4-dangers-of-ai\">\n                                                            4 dangers of AI\u2014and why they won\u2019t end the world                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                 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https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-1.03.42-PM.png?resize=1200,1200 1200w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                          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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/loudspeaker_thumb.gif?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/loudspeaker_thumb.gif?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/loudspeaker_thumb.gif?resize=400,400 400w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"flex-grow-1\">\n                                                        <a class=\"font-archivo text-black dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white inline-block hover:text-black focus:text-black text-sm tracking-tight leading-4 font-bold line-clamp-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/idea-amplification-is-the-really-exciting-potential-of-generative-ai\">\n                                                            Idea amplification is the really exciting potential of generative AI                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"block b-css__slide swiper-slide w-72\">\n                                                <div class=\"flex gap-4\">\n                                                    <div class=\"text-bold w-20 flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/ai-and-future-of-creativity\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=80&amp;h=80&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-preview_square_xs size-preview_square_xs\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robot.jpg?resize=600,600 600w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"flex-grow-1\">\n                                                        <a class=\"font-archivo text-black dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white inline-block hover:text-black focus:text-black text-sm tracking-tight leading-4 font-bold line-clamp-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/ai-and-future-of-creativity\">\n                                                            Why artists shouldn\u2019t fear AI                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"block b-css__slide swiper-slide w-72\">\n                                                <div class=\"flex gap-4\">\n                                                    <div class=\"text-bold w-20 flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/holly-herndon-mat-dryhurst-ai-music-revolution\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=80&amp;h=80&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-preview_square_xs size-preview_square_xs\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/YT_1920x1080.jpg?resize=600,600 600w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                         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w-20 flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/how-to-stop-runaway-ai\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?quality=75&amp;w=80&amp;h=80&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-preview_square_xs size-preview_square_xs\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/trap4.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"flex-grow-1\">\n                                                        <a class=\"font-archivo text-black dark:text-white dark:hover:text-white inline-block hover:text-black focus:text-black text-sm tracking-tight leading-4 font-bold line-clamp-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/how-to-stop-runaway-ai\">\n                                                            How to stop runaway AI                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n  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href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/is-the-disruption-caused-by-ai-art-actually-new-or-does-it-just-feel-new\">\n                                                            Is the disruption caused by AI art actually new, or does it just feel new?                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"block b-css__slide swiper-slide w-72\">\n                                                <div class=\"flex gap-4\">\n                                                    <div class=\"text-bold w-20 flex-shrink-0\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/futurology\/the-creative-singularity-came-and-went-now-what\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/singularity.gif?quality=75&amp;w=80&amp;h=80&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-preview_square_xs size-preview_square_xs\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"80px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/singularity.gif?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/singularity.gif?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/singularity.gif?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/singularity.gif?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/singularity.gif?resize=356,350 356w\" \/>                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                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Now what?                                                        <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--feature-content-header f-block--tighter b-fch f-block--wide\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid\">\n                            <div class=\"mb-4 md:mb-6 theme--dark bg-black dark\">\n                    <!-- feature media -->\n                    <div class=\"relative \">\n                        <div class=\"w-full h-full absolute top-0 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!mt-0 mb-0 inline-block\"><span class=\"cover-text\">These \u201cAI Artists\u201d don\u2019t want to ape existing art \u2014 they want to create something new entirely<\/span><\/h1>    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"mt-4 md:mt-6  text-center mx-auto w-5\/6 md:w-4\/6 lg:w-1\/2\">\n            <div class=\"dark:text-white font-archivo inline-block leading-6 md:leading-7 text-lg sm:leading-6 sm:text-xl md:text-2xl\"><span class=\"cover-text\">We sat down with two prominent AI artists to talk about their projects and their quest to create new genres.<\/span><\/div>        <\/div>\n        \n            <div class=\"mt-4 md:mt-6 mx-auto text-center w-5\/6 md:w-4\/6 lg:w-1\/2\">\n            <div class=\"meta mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"meta__byline\"><span class=\"cover-text\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/people\/brandon-stewart\" class=\"font-bold\">Brandon Stewart<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"meta__date meta__date--published\"><time 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      <div class=\"sr-only\">\n                    Share These \u201cAI Artists\u201d don\u2019t want to ape existing art \u2014 they want to create something new entirely on Facebook                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"f-block f-block--inline-newsletter-prompt f-block--tighter b-inp mb-8\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 text-black dark:text-white p-5 lg:p-6 xl:p-7 2xl:p-8\">\n            <div class=\"mb-3.5\">\n                <div class=\"font-archivo text-base font-bold leading-tight md:text-base lg:text-lg xl:text-xl md:leading-tight lg:leading-tight dark:text-white mb-0.5\">\n                        Subscribe to Freethink on Substack for free\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                <div class=\"dark:text-white\">\n                        Get our favorite new stories right to your inbox every 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But there are a large number of creative pioneers who aren\u2019t interested in simply replicating what\u2019s been done before. They have already moved on to explore how they can use these tools to create something truly unique.<\/p>\n\n\n            <style>\n                                .video2 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 8.75%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .video2 img {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n                  \n            <\/style>\n        <div class=\"f-block f-decorative-video f-block--content-width f-block--no-inner-padding f-block---simple\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid \">\n                        <div class=\"relative w-full transition-opacity ease-in duration-100 opacity-0 video2\" x-data=\"{displayVideo: false}\" :class=\"{'invisible': !displayVideo, 'opacity-100': displayVideo }\" x-intersect.once.margin.250px='displayVideo = true; console.log(\"test\");'>\n                <video muted playsinline autoplay loop class=\"absolute top-0 w-full hidden\" :class=\"{'hidden': !displayVideo, 'block': displayVideo}\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" width=\"100%\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/naotokui_xgEIxOKF.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n            <style>\n                                .video3 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 37.5%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .video3 img {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n                  \n            <\/style>\n        <div class=\"f-block f-decorative-video f-block--content-width f-block--no-inner-padding f-block---simple\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid \">\n                        <div class=\"relative w-full transition-opacity ease-in duration-100 opacity-0 video3\" x-data=\"{displayVideo: false}\" :class=\"{'invisible': !displayVideo, 'opacity-100': displayVideo }\" x-intersect.once.margin.250px='displayVideo = true; console.log(\"test\");'>\n                <video muted playsinline autoplay loop class=\"absolute top-0 w-full hidden\" :class=\"{'hidden': !displayVideo, 'block': displayVideo}\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" width=\"100%\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/comp-1-5_5Ipqk5ae.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-building-an-ai-dj-to-surf-music-s-latent-space\"><strong>Building an AI DJ to surf music&#8217;s latent space<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nao Tokui\u2019s goals with AI are nothing if not ambitious. \u201cMy ultimate goal is to create a new genre of music,\u201d he told me earlier this spring over a video call. It was early on a Friday evening in Los Angeles for me but already Saturday morning for Nao in Tokyo \u2014 he had just woken up when we connected. \u201cYou\u2019re in the future,\u201d I joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it feels that way when you talk with Nao. In addition to being a DJ, he\u2019s an associate professor at Keio University and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/qosmo.jp\/en\">Qosmo Labs<\/a>, a sort of R&amp;D laboratory for experiments in creative AI. I was eager to discuss the development of his AI DJ project, which he has been working on for the better part of a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started this project, the AI DJ Project, back in 2015. When I started, my DJ friends got angry,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThey thought I was trying to automate everything, but that&#8217;s not [my] intention, of course. My intention was to use AI to extend my capability as a DJ. Through interaction with the AI, I get new ideas, what I can play, and how to be human in a creative process. In the future, with AI I think there will be a new form of music, or new form of art expression, which has never been possible without new technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early versions of the project featured <a href=\"https:\/\/naotokui.net\/works\/ai-dj-project-2016\/\">a \u201cback-to-back\u201d style<\/a> where the human DJ plays one track and then the AI DJ selects the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Qosmo AI DJ Project - A dialogue between AI and a human\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tTRo3lMXAUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A 2016 performance of the AI DJ project. Above the DJ you can see the AI\u2019s live \u201cview\u201d of the crowd from a camera which it analyzes to evaluate how the crowd is responding to the music being played.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In these early sets, you\u2019ll notice an adorable robot head bobbing along to the beat next to Nao. \u201cWe also found that the audience still needs [a] physical embodiment of AI DJ,\u201d Nao <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/qosmo-lab\/ai-dj-project-a-dialog-between-human-and-ai-through-music-abca9fd4a45d\">wrote at the time<\/a>, \u201cto which they can project their emotional bond with the music. We have introduced a very minimalistic head-only robot, which keeps nodding to the beats. A GoPro camera attached to the robot provided the first-person view of the robot and gave an impression of \u2018autonomy\u2019 to the audience. The design of physical artifacts embodying the existence of AI is an open and intriguing question to investigate in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results were impressive and captivating. The use of visual representations of the data being pulled into the model in real-time, including a camera view of the audience which is evaluated to gauge how well the audience is responding to the music, give the performance a sort of otherworldly feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">            <style>\n                                .video4 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 24.3055555556%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .video4 img {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n                  \n            <\/style>\n        <div class=\"f-block f-decorative-video f-block--content-width f-block--no-inner-padding f-block---simple\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid \">\n                        <div class=\"relative w-full transition-opacity ease-in duration-100 opacity-0 video4\" x-data=\"{displayVideo: false}\" :class=\"{'invisible': !displayVideo, 'opacity-100': displayVideo }\" x-intersect.once.margin.250px='displayVideo = true; console.log(\"test\");'>\n                <video muted playsinline autoplay loop class=\"absolute top-0 w-full hidden\" :class=\"{'hidden': !displayVideo, 'block': displayVideo}\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" width=\"100%\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mischief-is-a-huge-motivator-export_CfmmmkU7.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<cite>NAO TOKUI<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, one of the challenges of this sort of feedback points to the limitations of AI to accurately interpret human emotion. As you might expect, audiences for these types of performance pieces have a lot to take in, between listening to the music and witnessing the technological feat playing out before them. The result is an audience that is a bit more stoic and staid than your typical electronic show. \u201cThey don&#8217;t want to miss anything, so they just stare at the screen like this,\u201d Nao laughs, arms crossed, miming a quiet (if impressed) observer. \u201cAnd so the AI reacts like, \u2018Oh, my music selection wasn&#8217;t good,\u2019 so AI starts selecting different kinds of music, or a different genre.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is an amusing loop where the AI keeps trying new music, evaluating the audience, determining that the audience isn\u2019t vibing, and trying new music. It essentially interprets the audience\u2019s awe as disinterest. The project has evolved over time driven by Nao\u2019s desire to push the envelope and create something truly unique. The most recent iteration, released last year, is a performance called \u201cEmergent Rhythm\u201d where the DJ system <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/qosmo-lab\/making-of-emergent-rhythm-behind-the-scenes-of-a-live-performance-using-real-time-ai-audio-c068062117ae\">leverages a variety of different models to create a live output of raw rhythms and melodies<\/a> that is then spontaneously mixed in real-time by the human DJ. As Nao describes it on his website, \u201cThe human DJ is expected to become an AJ, or \u2018AI Jockey,\u2019 rather than a \u2018Disk Jockey\u2019, taming and riding the AI-generated audio stream in real-time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Nao Tokui \/ Emergent Rhythm \u2014 Real-time AI Generative Live Set \/ MUTEK.JP 2022.12.8 (digest)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/803748040?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A performance of \u201cEmergent Rhythm\u201d \u2014 a realtime generative DJ set performed by Nao Tokui<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As for how artists should think about these tools, Nao says he struggles to find the right metaphor. \u201cI always struggle to define the wording. Maybe \u2018collaborate\u2019 is wrong. I don&#8217;t want to&nbsp;anthropomorphize AI. I also oscillate between this \u2018tool, paintbrush or collaborator\u2019 [metaphor]. It feels like surfing \u2014 riding a wave or something. AI can push you in some direction, but of course I can ignore this wave, or I can take and apply it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for other artists to follow in his footsteps and use these tools to push the boundaries of music, it\u2019s important that they are able to understand and manipulate the underlying AI tools. \u201cI still see a big gap between AI engineers, AI practitioners, and actual artists,\u201d Nao says. That worries him because as he sees it, great art often comes from misusing technology. \u201cThe history of music is full of examples of the misuse of technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As these tools become more corporatized, Nao worries that could put them even farther beyond the reach of artists. \u201cIt&#8217;s easy to misuse a paintbrush or a piano, but it&#8217;s getting more and more difficult to misuse new tools. AI models are getting bigger and bigger, and more and more complex. Nowadays, I cannot train ChatGPT or Stable Diffusion model by myself.\u201d As a result, \u201cmany artists are getting more and more dependent on these tools. Your creative process can be defined by what Adobe provides as an AI tool.\u201d Changing that requires tools to become more accessible to artists, something that he is working on. \u201cIt&#8217;s super important that this process is not governed only by big companies like Adobe or OpenAI.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s super important that this process is not governed only by big companies like Adobe or OpenAI.\u201d<\/p><cite>Nao Tokui<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, Nao\u2019s goal remains the same. At its core, it\u2019s the deeply human search for novelty that animates so much creative discovery. \u201cAI can find good music from a very big data set of music, but AI is not good at finding unconventional music selections. You can use AI to generate Bach-like music or Beatles-like music,\u201d Nao says. \u201cBut at this moment, we cannot use AI to invent or create new Beatles or new Bachs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in imitating\/reproducing existing music or automating the process of DJing,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/qosmo-lab\/making-of-emergent-rhythm-behind-the-scenes-of-a-live-performance-using-real-time-ai-audio-c068062117ae\">wrote during the release of Emergent Rhythms<\/a>, \u201cRather, I\u2019m interested in creating a unique musical experience. I want to make something different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he\u2019s not alone. Another group of part-musicians, part-engineers called Dadabots are also building new tools to explore how AI can help music evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n            <style>\n                                .video5 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 8.75%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .video5 img {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n                  \n            <\/style>\n        <div class=\"f-block f-decorative-video f-block--content-width f-block--no-inner-padding f-block---simple\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid \">\n                        <div class=\"relative w-full transition-opacity ease-in duration-100 opacity-0 video5\" x-data=\"{displayVideo: false}\" :class=\"{'invisible': !displayVideo, 'opacity-100': displayVideo }\" x-intersect.once.margin.250px='displayVideo = true; console.log(\"test\");'>\n                <video muted playsinline autoplay loop class=\"absolute top-0 w-full hidden\" :class=\"{'hidden': !displayVideo, 'block': displayVideo}\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" width=\"100%\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dadabots_cfU5ZPhC.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n            <style>\n                                .video6 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 37.5%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .video6 img {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n                  \n            <\/style>\n        <div class=\"f-block f-decorative-video f-block--content-width f-block--no-ypadding\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid \">\n                        <div class=\"relative w-full transition-opacity ease-in duration-100 opacity-0 video6\" x-data=\"{displayVideo: false}\" :class=\"{'invisible': !displayVideo, 'opacity-100': displayVideo }\" x-intersect.once.margin.250px='displayVideo = true; console.log(\"test\");'>\n                <video muted playsinline autoplay loop class=\"absolute top-0 w-full hidden\" :class=\"{'hidden': !displayVideo, 'block': displayVideo}\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" width=\"100%\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/comp-1-7_zOOMDcBv.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"><em>Dadabots is the brainchild of CJ Carr (left) and Zack Zukowksi (right)<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>These \u201cmusicians seduced by math\u201d are hoping to push the boundaries of music and discover fusions between genres.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dadabots was founded by musical technologists CJ Carr and Zack Zukowksi. They have a reputation as sort of the charming scofflaws of the AI music world. The pair met at Berklee College of Music and started collaborating after attending a hackathon at MIT in 2012. \u201cZack and I are both, we just have this satirical, absurdist sense of humor and I think it&#8217;s why we connected so much as friends in college,\u201d explains Carr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for how to understand what Dadabots is, well, that can be hard to define. On their website, they describe themselves as \u201ca cross between a band, a hackathon team, and an ephemeral research lab.\u201d Put another way, they write, \u201cWe&#8217;re musicians seduced by math.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carr, often the public face of the project in media interviews, is a tour de force. When he jumped on a video call with Freethink last month, he showed up full of energy \u2014 computer screen overloaded with dozens of tabs full of white papers and audio samples from previous projects. You get the sense as he\u2019s talking that his thoughts are moving so much more quickly than his mouth can keep up. It\u2019s clear he\u2019s passionate about his research and the work he and Zukowski are doing together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are unapologetic in their approach to generative music and their willingness to explore ideas that make many working musicians uncomfortable. While they admit they can be, at times, a lightning rod for controversy \u2014 \u201cmischief is a huge motivator for us,\u201d Carr acknowledges with a smile \u2014 you get the sense that they care deeply about what they are doing and about supporting a healthy and thriving artistic community, even while acknowledging that this research could have big implications for the industry at large. \u201cWe do the science, we engineer the software, we make the music. All in one project,\u201d they explain on their website. \u201cDon&#8217;t need nobody else. Except we do, because we&#8217;re standing on the shoulders of giants, and because the whole point is to collaborate with more artists. And in the future, if musicians lose their jobs, we&#8217;re a scapegoat. jk. Please don&#8217;t burn us to death. We&#8217;ll fight for the right side of history.. We swear\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">            <style>\n                                .video7 {\n                    width: 100%;\n                    padding-top: 27.7777777778%;\n                    position: relative;\n                }\n\n                .video7 img {\n                    position: absolute;\n                    width: 100%;\n                    top: 0;\n                    left: 0;\n                    bottom: 0;\n                    right: 0;\n                }\n                  \n            <\/style>\n        <div class=\"f-block f-decorative-video f-block--content-width f-block--no-inner-padding f-block---simple\">\n    <div class=\"f-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"f-block__content f-block__content--no-grid \">\n                        <div class=\"relative w-full transition-opacity ease-in duration-100 opacity-0 video7\" x-data=\"{displayVideo: false}\" :class=\"{'invisible': !displayVideo, 'opacity-100': displayVideo }\" x-intersect.once.margin.250px='displayVideo = true; console.log(\"test\");'>\n                <video muted playsinline autoplay loop class=\"absolute top-0 w-full hidden\" :class=\"{'hidden': !displayVideo, 'block': displayVideo}\" poster=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" width=\"100%\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mischief-is-a-huge-motivator.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                <\/video>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Their technique is focused on using neural networks trained on large volumes of music. \u201cWe focus on this type of audio synthesis called neural synthesis,\u201d explains Carr. \u201cAudio is just a sequence of amplitudes. Basically you&#8217;re just giving it, okay, this happened and then predict what happens next. And this very, very simple concept of predict what happens next is the thing that&#8217;s powering ChatGPT right now, like these massive language models that are blowing everyone&#8217;s minds so that their ability to write code, to write sonnets, to give you recipes very almost like the same principle just applying it to audio here and it works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of their early projects was with a model trained on Kurt Cobain\u2019s vocals. \u201cWe didn&#8217;t know if there was going to be noise or silence or some bug,\u201d Carr remembers. \u201cThe first thing it did was scream and then it screamed. \u2018Jesus.\u2019 I had one of those spooky moments where I&#8217;m like \u2014 should I be doing this? This is too good. Am I crossing some lines here?\u2019 I mean, that&#8217;s usually when you know you&#8217;re doing good art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"SampleRNN Kurt Cobain Bot started screaming about Jesus, so I #shutdowntheAI by \u1d04RtxLzn\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F335981808&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A sample of their early experimentation with Kurt Cobain\u2019s vocals<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another early experiment came after OpenAI released <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/research\/jukebox\">Jukebox<\/a>, a generative model that could produce singing in the style of various artists, which they promptly used to have Frank Sinatra sing the lyrics from Britney Spears\u2019 <em>Toxic<\/em>. \u201cAnd of course Frank Sinatra died long before the song was written. So it&#8217;s kind of like an impossible cover song.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Frank Sinatra bot sings Toxic by Britney Spears\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbh3VAzrwh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>An early Dadabots project produced Frank Sinatra singing <\/em>Toxic<em> by Britney Spears<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is equal parts amusing and uncanny \u2014 but it initially resulted in a copyright claim. Echoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/robots-ai\/holly-herndon-mat-dryhurst-ai-music-revolution\">the debates we are having today around vocal synthesis<\/a>, it was initially unclear what <em>should<\/em> happen. \u201cWe were like, \u2018I don&#8217;t think a copyright claim like this has ever existed before. Maybe we should try to fight it and see what happens.\u2019 So we got help from the EFF. And they were like, \u2018Yeah, yeah, no, this is fair use. It doesn&#8217;t actually sample from any known Frank Sinatra recording. And no one owns the style. So yeah, fair use.\u2019 But obviously Britney Spears owns Britney Spears&#8217; stuff, so this is more like a cover song. And then YouTube agreed, which is really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group\u2019s efforts have evolved over time. They are perhaps most well-known for a neural network trained on the work of death metal band Archspire which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MwtVkPKx3RA\">livestreaming AI-generated metal music non-stop, 24-hours a day for four years<\/a> (with one brief break \u201cwhen the server crashed because of an out of memory buffer error\u201d that was quickly addressed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"RELENTLESS DOPPELGANGER (\u27a1 moved to new video -- see description)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MwtVkPKx3RA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Livestream of Dadabots\u2019 Relentless Doppelganger project which continuously broadcasts generative death metal music trained on work from the band Archspire.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While they are widely regarded as pioneers in this space, Carr doesn\u2019t seem afraid to admit that they are as unsure as everyone else about what the future holds. The only difference is that they aren\u2019t as uncomfortable navigating the controversy while we figure it out. \u201cIt&#8217;s a shifting landscape,\u201d Carr admits. \u201cI think people&#8217;s feelings are constantly changing and a lot of people don&#8217;t fully understand even how the systems work. I think it&#8217;s more interesting to try to test the limits of the world and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this urge to experiment doesn\u2019t mean they disregard artists. In fact, more often than not, they are working directly <em>with artists<\/em>. \u201cI think one of the best parts of what we do is collaborating with artists,\u201d says Carr. \u201cAs these tools are being developed and as this new art form is being developed, it&#8217;s important to have musicians in on the conversations around the development around it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s more interesting to try to test the limits of the world and see what happens.&#8221;<\/p><cite>&#8211; CJ Carr, Dadabots<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, by and large, they\u2019ve found that many artists are excited about working with them to explore these new tools. \u201cIt&#8217;s like way easier to collaborate with the artists as a technologist than as a musician,\u201d laughs Carr. \u201cThis is kind of the secret that we found. If I reach out to a band and I&#8217;m like, \u2018Hey, I&#8217;m a session bassist, can I be on your next record?\u2019 [they say] \u2018Get in line.\u2019 But I&#8217;m like, \u2018Hey, I&#8217;m an AI researcher. I have this state-of-the-art technology.\u2019 Most people that we reach out to cold say yes. So it&#8217;s been really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these unique collaborations was with UK beatbox champion Reeps One. There is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLeVnoyMiYoN8GGYvCU2aKCamOVcrcNJDP\">a whole six-part documentary series on YouTube that followed the project<\/a> and explored the whole range of themes that technologists and artists have been discussing these last several years with regards to AI. It was a true collaboration between Dadabots and the beatbox artist to see what they could create together, and, as these things often do, got into some equally uncomfortable and enlightening territory. \u201cFor Reeps, hearing his essence distilled and replicated by a machine was met initially with fear,\u201d according to a recap of the project on the Dadabots website. \u201cIt&#8217;s creepy hearing your own voice like this. [But] that fear turned into excitement as he saw his bot doppelganger more as a collaborator. It produces strange beatbox patterns he&#8217;s never made before, inspiring him to push his craft further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"We Speak Music  |  Episode 5  |  The Artificial Artist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vuwRlTtFzkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Part of a six-part YouTube series called \u201cWe Speak Music\u201d where the team behind Dadabots partnered with beatboxer Reeps One to see how AI could learn from his style and help be a creative collaborator as he hones his craft.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, Dadabots is focused on pushing boundaries and discovering fusions between genres. \u201cBeyond just recreating styles that already exist, we&#8217;re really, really interested in making fusions. And this is actually a really, really hard problem, but some genres just seem to fuse really nicely,\u201d explains Carr. \u201cSo like punk, deathcore and djent, because they&#8217;re all at the same tempo, they have similar backbeat grooves, they&#8217;re just different color palettes. They actually fuse together pretty well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their latest project, which Carr hopes they can realize this year, aims to provide an interface \u2014 inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/everynoise.com\">Every Noise at Once<\/a>, an evolving map of musical genres \u2014 that would allow users to explore combinations of genres and even discover new genres in the spaces in between. \u201cNow picture with me that you&#8217;re a DJ and instead of using CDJ or Pioneer or a TRAKTOR, you&#8217;re using this, this is your interface,\u201d Carr says excitedly. \u201cSo you&#8217;re not just picking one of these genres, but you can pick a spot anywhere between the genres. You can mix genres together. You could even subtract genres from it. Like, all right, give me country minus folk \u2014 what does that sound like? Or minus blues? And this is just what maybe the biggest art project that I&#8217;m most excited about is making something like this and releasing it to people just like the a genre knob or in this case, a spaceship through the genre constellation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a pretty radical and exciting vision, but Dadabots are on the frontiers of an emerging new technology, and the frontiers are where all the interesting things are happening, where the rules haven\u2019t yet been written. In the documentary with Reeps One, Carr compared the potential of AI to a nuclear bomb. On the one hand, it contains all this incredible potential that can be harnessed to power the world. And at the same time, it has potential for unimaginable destruction. 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