LEONARDO Spirio Sessions: Artistic creativity

Can artificial intelligence collaborate with humans in creative processes at the same level? What would this collaboration look like? These complex questions form the basis for the research conducted by academics at Nuremberg Tech and Nuremberg University of Music as part of an interdisciplinary project funded by LEONARDO - Center for Creativity and Innovation.

The interdisciplinary music research conducted by Nuremberg University of Music involves collaboration with Nuremberg Tech academics specializing in machine learning. The focus of this collaboration will be on developing “artificial creativity”: the interaction between human musicians and innovative musical instruments and artificial intelligence.

The joint project is also linked to the creation of a professorship in “Artificial Creativity and Musical Interaction” at the University of Music that was an additional benefit resulting from the AI competition run by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts.

The “centerpiece” of this joint research project, the Steinway & Sons Spirio R self-playing piano, an analogue-digital hybrid instrument, is also of particular interest. The academics hope to use the instrument not only to gain data-based insights into musical interpretation but also particularly to research the possibilities of an interface with artificial intelligence.

https://leonardo-zentrum.de/projekt-spirio-sessions/

The project can now also be seen in the media, e.g.:

• Bayern 2 Regionalzeit from 29 May 2020
• LEONARDO Lab Tour from 1 February 2021 (YouTube)
• SWR2 Wissen from 5 February 2021
• Süddeutsche Zeitung from 12 February 2021