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The popular trend in the recent past has seen artificial intelligence implementations in almost every creative field, from art to writing and new music. Placing spiritual music under the tests of the genre that has always heavily influenced human emotions, tradition, and the search for internal harmony cannot be completed without posing a question – can AI mimic what has been created in the past by a soulful human being?
As the word denotes, spiritual music also includes feelings or touch consciousness affiliated with the soul rather than the body. This kind of music, from Gregorian chants to soulful Indian ragas or meditation music, is a product of culture, experience, and many centuries of practice.
This raises an important question: Its only creativity is in its software, meaning it does not have a soul, human experiences, perception, or spiritual component to make such impressive music.
AI has already demonstrated some ability to produce music in different styles successfully. It can learn the patterns and structures of songs and then create music that generates thousands of pieces.
Several AI systems are now open for public use in generating music, including OpenAI’s MuseNet and Google’s Magenta, which can produce anything from classical to Jazz music. Actual data suggests that the AI music market will reach $1.2 billion by 2025, primarily due to advancing requests in fields like computer games, advertisements, and home entertainment.
While AI can analyze and execute aspects of music, including melody, harmony, or rhythm, spiritual music has gone beyond all this. It is indeed connected with something like a state of thought in one way or another and is even associated with a meditative or prayerful condition. These are the nuts and bolts of the debate.
Specifically speaking, spiritual music is the music of human existence – happiness, sorrow, affection, beyond life or something. Some people say that AI does not have the required human emotions to generate music that tackles such aspects of life. It can replicate patterns and styles, but can it infuse music with the intentionality of a deep spiritual connection?
Indian classical music is played at special times or seasons. Musicians use special tunes called ragas to make different feelings. They use both their skill and feelings to make music that feels special. But AI is a machine and does not feel time or emotions. Can AI understand this music?
AI does not make music alone. Some musicians like to work with AI. They use AI’s sounds and add their feelings to it. Many musicians like using AI to help, but only humans can add real feelings.
AI is learning to make music. But for spiritual music, humans are important. AI can make nice sounds, but deep feelings come from humans. In the future, AI can help make new music. However, only humans can give the feelings AI cannot for spiritual music.
