Hardwell: “AI can’t come up with anything truly ‘new’… it’s always four steps behind”

Hardwell has criticised the use of artificial intelligence in the production of music.

The Dutch DJ and producer underlined his opinion that it is always necessary for a human to be actively involved in the process of making music in order to generate genuinely new ideas in an interview with luxury lifestyle magazine Haute Living.

“The great thing about electronic music is that it’s always pushing boundaries, and AI is always trying to catch up,” Hardwell said. “AI can’t come up with anything truly ‘new’ — it’s always doing what’s already been done. I think that’s one of the most important things when it comes to dance music: being forward-thinking.

“AI can try to imitate [being forward-thinking], but it’s always four steps behind. Right now, at least. I don’t know about the future, but at the moment it’s still behind, which is a good thing for us DJs. It makes us more relevant.”