The artificial composer

I first listened and then I read it and for more than a mere minute I was completely dumbfounded. It was me trying to swallow the information in front of me.

“Emily Howell could be the next big hit in the classical music world. She has already received critical acclaim for her compositions and secured a record deal, with her debut album due for release next year.”

“Emily Howell, however, is a computer program.” – read Times Online article.

With that a little bit of my pride as a human being died. But only momentarily. We are living in some truly remarkable years.

And with that I brace myself for a future of human brilliance.