A researcher at the Ars Electronica Futurelab research center in Austria used open-source artificial intelligence software to mimic classical symphonies. Ali Nikrang, who works at the Ars Electronica Futurelab research center in Austria, is using open-source artificial intelligence (AI) software to mimic classical symphonies. Nikrang debuted the program at the recent Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria, which aims to highlight connections between science, art, and technology. During the festival, a traditional orchestra performed Gustav Mahler's unfinished Symphony No. 10, which was immediately followed by six minutes of "Mahleresque" music written by the MuseNet software. The software used the first ten notes from Mahler's Symphony No. 10 and produced four suggested segments.

Linz (Austria) (AFP) - Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music? That was the question posed by one unusual orchestra performance in the Austrian city of Linz on Friday, in which Gustav Mahler's unfinished Symphony No.10 was played -- immediately followed by six minutes of "Mahleresque" music written by software. The project's creator says that the two are clearly distinguishable but not everyone in the audience agreed. "I couldn't really feel the difference... I believe it was really well done," Maria Jose Sanchez Varela, 34, a science and philosophy researcher from Mexico, told AFP.

LINZ (Austria): Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music? That was the question posed by one unusual orchestra performance in the Austrian city of Linz on Friday, in which Gustav Mahler's unfinished Symphony No 10 was played -- immediately followed by six minutes of "Mahleresque" music written by software. The project's creator says that the two are clearly distinguishable but not everyone in the audience agreed. "I couldn't really feel the difference... I believe it was really well done," Maria Jose Sanchez Varela, 34, a science and philosophy researcher from Mexico, said.

Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music? That was the question posed by one unusual orchestra performance in the Austrian city of Linz on Friday, in which Gustav Mahler's unfinished Symphony No.10 was played -- immediately followed by six minutes of "Mahleresque" music written by software. The project's creator says that the two are clearly distinguishable but not everyone in the audience agreed. "I couldn't really feel the difference... I believe it was really well done," Maria Jose Sanchez Varela, 34, a science and philosophy researcher from Mexico, told AFP.