Wondering who that hot new collaborator is, on your favorite artist's new album? It might just be artificial intelligence. Progress in AI music is accelerating rapidly, thanks to researchers and musicians at major tech conferences and universities who want to integrate widespread AI into the music world. Many artists feel we're about to enter a "golden age" of creativity, powered by artificial intelligence, that can push music in new directions. Let's look at some of the newest ways artificial intelligence is transforming the music industry from top to bottom. For 30 years, musician and composer David Cope has been working on Experiments in Musical Intelligence (EMI).

Wondering who that hot new collaborator is, on your favorite artist's new album? It might just be artificial intelligence. Progress in AI music is accelerating rapidly, thanks to researchers and musicians at major tech conferences and universities who want to integrate widespread AI into the music world. Many artists feel we're about to enter a "golden age" of creativity, powered by artificial intelligence, that can push music in new directions. Let's look at some of the newest ways artificial intelligence is transforming the music industry from top to bottom.