A concert where artificial intelligence (AI) became the world's first soloist and improviser was held as part of the cultural program of the Eastern Economic Forum 2023 in Russia's Vladivostok.
The symphony in four movements was written in a classical structure. In the first and second movements, the Chinese virtuosos played solo, while a neural network model called SymFormer controlled the expressiveness of the performance directly on stage using a virtual synthesizer.
The third and fourth parts were improvised in real time by SymFormer. According to the composer's idea, the neural network reinterpreted the symphony, changing and adding to it, becoming a participant in the creative process and co-author of the composition.
The 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is taking place on September 10-13, 2023 in Russia's Vladivostok on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU).
The 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is taking place on September 10-13, 2023 in Russia's Vladivostok on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU).