AI has made a Beatles album in the style of Motown

January 3, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Whatever you think of artificial intelligence, remember that whatever it is today is the worst it will ever be. The technology continues to improve at an astonishing pace.

This recent AI experiment involved taking all 14 songs from the Beatles Rubber Soul album and giving them all a Motown sound. The creator (maybe) is the mysterious Kail Tescar. The only credits on the YouTube video read “Alternate reality recordings. All lyrics written by The Beatles. Music by The Ai Overlords.”

From an objective and scientific point of view, this is extremely well done. Note the subtleties like added tape hiss and the overdriven production sound of classic Motown recordings. From an aesthetic, moral, and artistic point of view, you may be terrified. (More at Boing Boing.)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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