Andreas Kisser , guitarist for the band Sepultura , shared his thoughts on the use of artificial intelligence in music in a recent interview with Band . The musician commented that the technology has brought several interesting advances, but that he sees no point in using AI for something illusory, such as in advertisements that use the image of deceased artists.
Andreas questions to what extent artificial intelligence is an ally, since even artificial intelligence itself is limited by the database. “I think it’s a pointless pursuit to try to bring someone back. I don’t understand the purpose of it. This path of eternal life is very strange. I think life is about evolution, and we need to respect death. Death is not punishment, it’s a school and a teacher,” says the guitarist.
The use of artificial intelligence in music to alter certain perceptions of reality has already been applied in various fields: creating music and selecting playlists using algorithms, as well as recreating the image and voice of deceased artists. In July of this year, a Volkswagen car advertisement featured a duet between the singer Elis Regina , who died in 1982, and her daughter Maria Rita , created using artificial intelligence. Besides dividing opinions, the commercial sparked debates about the use of AI, the preservation of memory, and the right to die. Many questions have surrounded the use of AI as a way to create "false realities," as in the case of the simulated voices of deceased artists ( Kurt Cobain , Chester Bennington , Andre Matos ) singing rock/metal classics.
For Andreas Kisser, some aspects of human experience are irreplaceable. “Human reproduction won't be achieved through artificial intelligence. We'll have to be an interaction between humans. Love, respect, affection, passion. Creating something meaningful. Learning, evolving. That's what life is: evolution,” he concludes.
Andreas emphasized the importance of respecting death and not seeing it as punishment but as a lesson, a learning experience. He believes that speaking openly about death allows everyone to learn to value the present more. “I saw how death educates, gives more meaning to life, to the day-to-day and to the present. You won't wait until tomorrow to give a hug, to say 'I love you' to an important person.”
In recent years, Andreas Kisser went through the experience of dealing with the farewell process of his wife, Patricia, who was battling colon cancer. Pat, as she was affectionately known by her friends, passed away on July 3, 2022. Since then, the musician has become one of the leading voices in defense of euthanasia as a right for a person to die with dignity . "We can't be afraid of death. We need to talk about euthanasia, assisted suicide, and about making dignified choices at the time of death," he concludes.
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