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This guy made a bot write a song in the style of AC/DC. It did not turn out well.

Alan Cross 2 Comments

Sure, it’s possible to get a bot or an AI program to ape writing a song, but until scientists can figure out how to get robots to experience genuine emotion, they’re gonna suck at it.

Take the example of Funk Turkey, who used a bot to write a song in the style of AC/DC. The result was a track called “Great Balls.”

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2 thoughts on “This guy made a bot write a song in the style of AC/DC. It did not turn out well.”

    • Mike Rotch
      May 15, 2020 at 11:20 am
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      Have to agree, it was awesome. Completely indistinguishable from any other Young-Johnson collaboration 😀

      Reply

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