Mark Zuckerberg says “AI will probably be able to produce technically interesting music” but “may feel soulless”

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artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation of music, and said that it may lead to some “interesting” but “soulless” tracks.The Facebook creator opened up about the highly divisive topic during a new appearance on the Track Star show.

As part of the interview segment, he took part in a quiz, where he had to identify songs within just seconds of hearing them.During the interview, he shared his love for a range of different artists, including Olivia Rodrigo – who he said he “loves” and introduced his daughters to – and Daft Punk, who he named as one of the main artists he was listening to when creating the coding for Facebook back in 2004.About halfway through, Zuckerberg correctly identified a song by American punk trio Green Day, before the host asked him if he believes a band – with the help of AI – could ever be “as good as” Billie Joe Armstrong and co.“AI will probably be able to produce technically interesting music,” he responded. “But it may sometimes feel a little soulless because it lacks the other parts of the human connection.”A post shared by Track Star* (@trackstarshow)The comments about the use of artificial intelligence in the music industry come just months after the Meta CEO made headlines for endorsing open-source AI.

According to a report from Musically, August saw Zuckerberg pitch his company’s open approach to its AI models “as a contrast to the more-closed workings of that sector’s big disrupters”.His stance was backed by Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, who joined him to share a joint blog post, encouraging European regulators to get on board.“A key opportunity for European organisations is through open-source AI – models whose weights are released publicly with a permissive licence,” the post read.