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Humanizing AI Generated Music – Do Listeners Hear a Difference?

Authors: Collins, KC; Manji, Adel

Express Paper · Paper 203 · June 2024

Abstract

The rise of large language model AI generative tools has resulted in multiple AI music generators being made available to the public. But how good are they at tricking us into believing that they may be human-created? And can we manipulate the music produced to sound more human using production techniques like adding small human sound effects or introducing convolution reverbs? We ran four internet-based listening studies to try to answer these questions. AI-generated music was able to fool approximately half of the listeners into believing that it could be human generated. However, our interventions did not increase the likelihood of the music being labelled human-generated

Details

AES Convention
156
Paper number
203
Publication date
June 6, 2024
Affiliation
School of Information Technology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada; School of Information Technology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Express Paper