Art comes in many forms, whether it’s music, film, theater performances or the art you display in your home. Creative work can spark emotions and reflect humanity, but what happens when a robot creates it?

MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks about how artificial intelligence is changing creative fields, how creative people can use this technology and the concerns artists have for the future.  

Guests: 

• Damien Riehl is a Twin Cities-based lawyer, musician and coder at Vlex, an AI-powered legal research platform. He’s also the co-founder of the All the Music project, which has composed 471 billion melodies.




• Tim Brunelle is a freelance creative consultant and adjunct professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.




• Kelly Groehler is the co-founder and CEO of Alice Riot, an art licensing and creative consulting agency in Minneapolis.

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