Grimes to present keynote speech on AI in Ibiza

nme.com:

Grimes is set to present a closing keynote speech on artificial intelligence at the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza later this month.The Canadian musician, real name Claire Boucher, will be closing the three-day conference with a presentation sharing her insights into music tech, AI and the metaverse.

The 14th edition of the summit will begin on April 26 and end on April 28, and will be co-hosted by Pete Tong and Jaguar.“Grimes is one of the most important, impactful and creative artists of our times,” shared IMS Ibiza co-founder Ben Turner. “A true visionary – sonically, lyrically, philosophically….and then there’s that angelic voice.

It is a true honour to host her at IMS for our finale keynote interview in what is a rare visit to Ibiza. She will also be performing – more news to come.”Other figures who have previously provided the closing keynote at the event include Nile Rodgers, George Clinton and the Pet Shop Boys.Grimes has become known for embracing technology – immersively applying it to all aspects of her musical career.

She is an advocate of Ai and Web3 technologies in music and NFT art creation, boldly professing that AI is humanity’s natural evolution.