Queen’s Brian May says he is worried about AI being used in music

The Queen co-founder and guitarist Brian May said in an interview with Guitar Player that he is worried about the use of artificial intelligence in Music. The musician said that 2023 might be the last year that the music composition will be dominated by humans and in the following years that will be probably different since AI will be used more and more.

Queen’s Brian May says he is worried about AI being used in music

“It is, and my major concern with it now is in the artistic area. I think by this time next year the landscape will be completely different. We won’t know which way is up. We won’t know what’s been created by AI and what’s been created by humans. Everything is going to get very blurred and very confusing, and I think we might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene.”

“I really think it could be that serious, and that doesn’t fill me with joy. It makes me feel apprehensive, and I’m preparing to feel sad about this. I think a lot of great stuff will come from AI, because it is going to increase the powers of humans to solve problems.”

“But the potential for AI to cause evil is, obviously, incredibly huge – not just in music, ’cause nobody dies in music, but people can die if AI gets involved in politics and world domination for various nations. I think the whole thing is massively scary. It’s much more far-reaching than anybody realized – well, certainly than I realized,” Brian May said.

2023 tour dates

October

• 4 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
• 5 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
• 8 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
• 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
• 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
• 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
• 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
• 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
• 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
• 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
• 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• 28 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
• 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center
• 31 — Chicago, IL – United Center

November

• 2 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
• 3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
• 5 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena
• 8 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
• 9 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
• 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium
• 12 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium