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Can Robots Write a Beatles Song? Almost.

September 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Beatles, Computers, Robots

Computers and robots will never replace flesh-and-blood artists, right? Well, not so fast. Leaps in artificial intelligence have now made

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WTF? 

A Somewhat Creepy World Record: 1,007 Dancing Robots

August 8, 2016August 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments China, Dancing, Guinness Book of World Records, Robots

At the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, China, officials from the Guinness Book of World Records were on hand to

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Music History 

Did You Know That This Song Was About a Robot Prostitute? Neither Did I.

January 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gary Numan, Robots

In the late 70s, I began a brief besotted-ness with the earliest techno-pop that was arriving from the UK. Being

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Music Industry 

Are We at the Stage Where Robots Can Write Perfect Pop Songs?

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Robots, Songwriting

If not, we’re damn close. From The Atlantic: Grab some blank sheet music. Choose a key (a major key, preferably).

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Tech 

Computers Are Changing How Music Is Made. You Might Want to be Afraid.

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Artificial Intelligence, Robots

The ability to create music is unique to humans, correct? Not so fast. Not only has Auto Tune turned singers

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Cool! 

More Evidence That Skynet Is Rising: Watch These Robots Improvise Jazz

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Jazz, Mason Bretan, Robots, Skynet

We’re doomed. (Via Boing Boing)

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Cool! 

Musical Tesla Coils and a Creepy Robot Steal Your Soul

December 26, 2013December 26, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Robots, Tesla coils

Geekologie found this video of the theme from Pacific Rim being performed on Tesla coils, complete with a really creepy

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