Quote of the day by musician Nick Cave on AI-generated lyrics: 'A grotesque mockery of what it is to be human' dismissing the use of AI in the creative process

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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Nick Cave joins a chorus of artists dismissing the value of using AI in the process of creating art, whether in music or cinema

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave has enjoyed a long and successful career as a frontman, musician, and vocalist. His influence is far-reaching, and he's attracted many fans through the decades, although one online encounter prompted a massive
response to the rise of AI-generated impersonations of his style and work. "This song is a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human, and, well, I
dont much like it although, hang on!, rereading it, there is a line in there that speaks to me Ive got the fire of hell in my eyes says the song in the style of Nick Cave, and thats kind of true. I have got the fire of hell in my eyes and its ChatGPT." Nick Cave, January 2023 Art through suffering Months after OpenAI launched ChatGPT for the first time, Nick Cave wrote a lengthy critique on his blog about the use of this tool by fans in replicating some
of his work. Quote of the day This article is part of TechRadar Pro's QOTD project to provide an insight into the minds of the brightest and most recognized figures in the technology industry today and in years gone by.
Read the full series here . In his blog, Cave opined about the origins of music and the conditions needed to generate genuinely human-centric music
and suffering, namely the "internal human struggle of creation" is the key ingredient. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

As far as he's concerned, he added, algorithms don't feel. He admitted that ChatGPT was, at the time, in its infancy and will always have further to go. But he was steadfast in his views that any AI-generated lyrics, or even full songs, would never capture an audience's attention in the same way that
innate human artistry could. Cloud sounds Despite Cave's views, that hasn't abated the world from experimenting with AI-generated music and there's been an explosion in both 'slop' as well as catchy machine-made music . You may like Quote of the day by filmmaker James Cameron on AI: 'All of human art and human experience put into a blender' 'It's not really enjoyable to make music now': Quote of the day by CEO of AI music generator Suno, Mikey Shulman a faux pas with serious ramifications Quote of the day by filmmaker Tim Burton: 'It's like a robot taking your humanity, your soul' a scathing slapdown on
AI cloning artistic styles

There's been a huge rise in the number of tools that can generate music, including tools like Canva's built-in generator, Gemini's Lyria 3, and specialist tools like Suno AI.

It's no surprise that Deezer suggested in November last year that a third of songs uploaded to its platform were AI-generated. The situation has escalated recently, however, with its in-house AI detection tool now finding that
figure rising to more than 50% of daily uploads, amounting to 90,000 songs. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.



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