The credits for these lyrics do not go to Freddie Mercury or any other human being, but to ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot that makes educated guesses about its responses. Today, artificial intelligence tools can not only write lyrics, but they can also compose melodies and generate voices.
At a time when these technological developments have been perceived as a threat to artistic originality in the music industry around the world, Berlin-based artists, producers and other industry professionals say they are not afraid to be replaced by computers.
“I don’t think that human creativity can be replaced,” Matthias Strobel, a Berlin-based music and tech entrepreneur said. “Instead, I think AI is going to extend the creative horizon of artists.”