Alec Albright – Looking Outwards – 10

I am using a Looking Outwards grace day for this assignment.

In 2013, professor Francisco Vico of the University of Malaga created Iamus, a computer that can generate classical music scores at the touch of a button. According to Vico, Iamus’s scores become increasingly more complex as they evolve throughout their duration, giving them a dynamic flow beyond a random progression of notes. The algorithm behind Iamus is inspired by human biological processes, and then a human selects from the pieces Iamus provides. This work is admirable because it is ground breaking, introducing artificial intelligence to the world of art and music in a new way. It is very interesting to see the progression of these technologies, and Iamus is just the beginning of a new era in the world of music.