Understand how the advance of artificial intelligence hindered Daft Punk
daft punk surprised the world by combining its electronic pop music with the conceptual plot behind the helmets used by the duo. Despite the innovation in the genre and hits like “Around the World,” Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo It is thomas bangalter announced the end of the project in 2021.
The choice came due to the increasing advancement of technology, such as artificial intelligence. Duo wanted to distance himself from the sounds produced by robots – a scenario possible today, but not when the daft punk started its activities.
“daft punk it was a project that blurred the line between reality and fiction with the robot characters. Not giving away the whole narrative while it was happening was a very important point for me and Guy-Manuel,” bangalter explained to BBC (via NME).
The musician also highlighted that, after the end of the duo, it is easier to show people how human the process behind the tracks was: “I love technology as a tool, but I am afraid of the nature of the relationship between machines and us themselves. Now that the story is over, it’s interesting to reveal part of the creative process, which was done by humans, without any kind of algorithm.”
“My concerns about the rise of artificial intelligence go beyond creating music,” he continued, noting that he didn’t want the public to confuse the project’s intentions. “We were trying to use these machines to express things that a machine can’t feel, but a human can. We’ve always been on the side of humanity, not technology… As much as I love this character, the last thing I want to be , in the world we live in in 2023, is a robot.”
Source: Rollingstone
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