Artificial intelligence (AI) is a great tool to move forward, believes Indian music icon and Oscar winner AR Rahman. He admits to using it to speed up his work, but emphasises that it does not take away the creativity. He goes on to explain how the human element, awareness of the brain, the ability to learn and unlearn cannot be replaced."There are many tasks that AI is doing efficiently which took us ages. For example, researching for words when you are writing a song. You have a word and you can find out the connotation of it, the historical reference. These things, according to me, have become lightning fast," Rahman tells Bazaar India. Here's more from our conversation on how technology is reshaping the music landscape in India, his inspirations, and new talents in the industry.
Harper's Bazaar: You have used AI to recreate the voices of late singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed in the movie Lal Salaam (2024). Tell us about it.
This story is from the September 2024 edition of Harper's Bazaar India.
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