'Our final, most soul-destroying humiliation': Nick Cave issues warning about AI-generated music

Legendary musician Nick Cave has shared his thoughts on the use of AI, saying he’s not sure if the controversial technology will “save the world” or “annihilate it”.In the latest entry to his The Red Hand Files newsletter, Cave responded to a question from a fan regarding whether he is a “doomer or boomer” towards AI. “Artificial Intelligence,” he replied, “may save the world, annihilate it, or do something in between. I don’t know.”Cave continued, regarding AI’s increasing role in new music: “Song generator platforms are, in my view, indicators of this nascent technology’s demonic potential to hollow out human endeavour and sever our connection to the divine." "They mock creation itself by rendering humanity unnecessary, taking the fruits of human striving and reducing them to mere products. It is, perhaps, our final, most soul-destroying humiliation,” he explained. The musician has been a vocal critic of artificial intelligence, calling it “unbelievably disturbing” in the past and previously telling ChatGPT to "fuck off and leave songwriting alone". He also revealed that he received numerous submissions of AI-generated song lyrics written "in the style of Nick Cave", which he called "a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”.He did appear to soften his stance last year.