In a new interview, Nick Cave has opened up about his fears about the use of artificial intelligence in music.
Nick Cave has spoken out about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in music, calling it ” incredibly disturbing “.
Addressing The Australianthe singer expressed his fear that AI would have a ” humiliating effect » on creative industries: « His intention is to completely bypass the downsides of the artistic struggle and go straight to the commodity, which returns us to what we are as human beings, which is things that consume things. We don't make things anymore. We don't do anything anymore, we just consume. It's scary. I'm extremely optimistic about the world in general, but I think the demoralizing or humiliating effect that AI will have on us as a species will make us stop caring about something like the artistic struggle and we'll just accept what we're given to ingest through these things. »
The Bad Seeds frontman then takes aim at AI music generator Suno, which he calls ” quite ordinary “, ” without soul or spirit “.
Cave added that he found the concept ” quite terrifying “, while admitting that Suno could potentially create good songs.
” I find this all incredibly worrying. I'm not worried about my job or anything like that, about being replaced or anything. I'm just worried about what it says about us as human beings. ” he added.
The latest album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Wild Godwill be released on August 30.
