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May 14, 2020 04:51 pm

Australia wins first AI Eurovision Song Contest by sampling koalas and kookaburras





A team of programmers and songwriters from Australia have won the inaugural (and unofficial) AI ‘Eurovision Song Contest’, using a neural network trained on noises made by koalas, kookaburras, and Tasmanian devils to help score their winning entry.


The group, named Uncanny Valley, said their song was a response to the bushfire season that began ravaging Australia in June 2019. Scientists estimated that around a billion animals were killed by the fires (a figure that excludes insects, fish, frogs, and bats, but includes reptiles, birds, and mammals — including those sampled for the song).



The track, titled “Beautiful the World,” falls into the grand tradition of...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21258493/ai-eurovision-song-contest-australia-winning-entry-uncanny-valley

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