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We Are the Robots:
Is the Future of
Music Artificial?
Jack Needham,
FACT
Artificial intelligence is invading more of our lives by the day and it's going to work making music as well. FACT takes a look at the use of robots for creative exploits and if we as a collective audience are ready for AI to compose our tunes.
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