What if we could replace Daft Punk or Dr Dre? In any case, this is the bet made by Suno AI, a musical artificial intelligence. Recently updated, the application is now capable of creating and composing fairly credible songs based on written instructions.
So how does it work?
“Whether you sing in the shower or are a successful artist, we remove the barriers that stand between you and the song you dream of making. No need for an instrument, just imagination. From your mind to the music. » This is the promise of Suno IA described on its site.
Developed by a team of musicians and AI experts based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it promises to bring anyone closer to music creation. But then how to go about it? It’s simple, you just have to give the artificial intelligence a detailed instruction, such as “Generate a rap song that talks about global warming”, which will then execute and produce the expected song in record time.
Here you are with music, more or less accomplished, with a chorus, verses and lyrics that rhyme.
A risk for the music industry?
Should the music world be worried about being replaced by artificial intelligence? For the moment no. Although Suno AI produces better quality music than other artificial intelligences, they are nonetheless simple. No incisive and precise writing like Alpha Wann, nor vocals like Mariah Carey. And for Renzo, beatmaker and creator of the label “God Bless Records” there is no need to fear.
“The current musical quality of the software will not allow it to be listened to by the general public. » That doesn’t mean the 25-year-old is opposed to this kind of software. “In several cases, we noticed that when we made humans and software collaborate, something artistically magical could be created. » Renzo cites the hit that accompanied him last summer, the song “Saiyan” by Gazo and Heuss the bastard covered by Angèle via an AI. “For example, this piece is a stroke of genius because Anthony, the creator, accompanied the artificial intelligence by singing himself to reappropriate Angèle’s flow. »
Stars against AI?
On the other side of the Atlantic, many international stars such as Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Billie Eilish have signed a forum on Medium, to criticize generative artificial intelligence. These artists denounce the unauthorized use of their works to improve the capabilities of Suno AI. Discussing the catastrophic effects of technology on the music industry, the collective says AI could end many careers. “These efforts directly aim to replace the work of human artists with massive quantities of sounds (…) created by AI,” they lament.