Can A.I make (good) music?

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    In my opinion, this question also falls under the umbrella of “Can A.I be creative?” and since Paul has given a positive response to the question, I think it is worthwhile to look into what A.I’s creativity can do to music. 



    Earlier this year, a group of students used an open-source Generative Pre-trained Transformer GPT-2 created by OpenAI and TeleMelody to transform lyric to melody in an effort to generate a rock song. The model is first trained by using approximately 22,000 rock song lyrics recommended by Spotify. The song lyrics extracted also come with tags for each lyrical section and are broken into: intro, verse, chorus, and outro.


    This is an example of a song generated by the GPT-2 model about happy day:


  

  Then, they used Telemelody approach for lyric-to-melody. And the end result performed by Synthesizer V is as below:



    I would not this is a good piece of music or that it really sounds like a rock song. But I'm genuinely surprised that it does not sound quirky. 

    

    In the past, big tech companies such OpenAI and Sony and other companies have released full-length songs composed entirely by AI. However, composers argue that they don't think that compelling AI-generated music will be possible for a while longer. Bob Dylan, an American singer-songwriter commented, "Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn't work." 


    In conclusion, similar to other types of art that demand creativity, I believe that before judging if an A.I can come up with "compelling" or "breathtaking" music, it's worth rethinking about our criteria. Some piece of art could be compelling to some but not others, and the same applies for music. But one thing that I think is easier to say is that it would be nearly impossible for A.I to be able to generate lyrics that are touching to human emotions. Also, it's worth taking into consideration what would this -- that A.I is able to make (good) music -- mean for the music industry and how it would impact how we think about music since music is "supposed to be" emotional-driven. 

    

    So, "can A.I make good music?" Depends. What makes music sound... good?

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