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Is this real life — or is it just artificial intelligence? AskBrian May.
In a new interview withGuitar Player, the 76-year-oldQueenco-founder opened up about his thoughts on artificial intelligence and how it could influence music, expressing fear toward its potential impact.
The musician added, “Everything is going to get very blurred and very confusing, and I think we might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene. I really think it could be that serious, and that doesn’t fill me with joy. It makes me feel apprehensive, and I’m preparing to feel sad about this.”
Brian May performs in May 2016.Jordi Vidal/Redferns
May said he feels “a lot of great stuff will come from AI, because it is going to increase the powers of humans to solve problems.” However, he said AI also has “huge” potential to “cause evil” within “politics and world domination for various nations.”
“I think the whole thing is massively scary. It’s much more far-reaching than anybody realized — well, certainly than I realized,” admitted the performer.
The Queen guitarist isn’t the only longtime musician to express pause toward embracing AI. Earlier this summer,Dolly Partonshot down the idea of performing as a hologram during a press conference for her upcomingRockstaralbum.
Dolly Parton.Gareth Cattermole/Getty
Gareth Cattermole/Getty
“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” said Parton, 77, perThe Independent. “I have to decide how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved [with] because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this earth."
“I think with some of this stuff I’ll be grounded here forever," the country legend continued. “I’ll be around, we’ll find ways to keep me here.”
Infusing a bit of her classic humor into her feelings toward a hologram concert, Parton quipped that “everything” about her — such as “any intelligence” — was already artificial, per the outlet.
source: people.com
