Improvising with an AI musician

For those interested in music and AI, a session on "Human collaboration with an AI musician" at the AI for Good global summit proved to be a real treat. The session included a performance between two musicians situated on opposite sides of the globe who improvised alongside the third member of the group – an AI "musician". Researchers and musicians have been experimenting with machine learning algorithms for a number of years now. There has been much work devoted to recreating specific styles of music, from Bach to The Beatles and from Mozart to Mogwai. This year even saw AI-assisted song writing collide with the world of Eurovision in the AI Song Contest.