Grimes Releases “Accelerando” From New AI-Inspired (But Not AI-Generated) Album Psy Opera
Back in the spring, Grimes began teasing a new album called Psy Opera , as perfectly on-brand a title as I can imagine for this artist. As Grimes explained it, Psy Opera is a concept album about the potential for human extinction at the hands of AI that also stemmed from her belief that humans are not as inferior as some big AI acolytes claim. Although she has long been an AI enthusiast , she…
Grimes has unveiled the first track, "Accelerando," from her upcoming album Psy Opera, a concept album centered around the notion of human extinction caused by AI. In a statement, Grimes clarified that while she is an AI enthusiast, she does not employ generative AI in her music creation. Instead, the album is described as AI-inspired rather than AI-generated.
The trailer for Psy Opera, which involved 70 humans working over many months, was released this week. Interestingly, Grimes did use Deepseek to assist in crafting lyrics for a song about the AI platform itself.
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