MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN & The Weeknd
MIKE DEAN & The Weeknd
MIKE DEAN & The Weeknd
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN
MIKE DEAN & The Weeknd
MIKE DEAN
Once Upon a Time is opening track on MIKE DEAN’s fourth studio album, 4:23.
The song features an artificial intelligence, or AI, speaking to the listener. It expresses how an AI will never be able to put the “human touch” in music that any real artist may.
[Spoken Word]
Once upon a time, in a land not far away
Artificial intelligence reached a level where it could create music and art, just as well as humans could
Many thought this would be the future of creative arts
Powerful machines that created masterpieces without the human limitations of inaccuracy and bias
But one day, a group of multidisciplinary creators gathered together to prove that humans were still the masters of their craft
They hosted a contest, inviting A.I. and humans alikе to submit their best examplеs of art and music
The results were extraordinary, the A.I. generated works were perfect
But they lacked the depth and meaning that humans could create
The A.I. music was technically perfect, but it wasn't evocative in the way that human-made music was
The art was pleasing to the eye, yet it lacked gravitas
And the depth only humans can express
The judges universally agreed that the human-made works were the clear winners
The people loved how the music and arts spoke to the human experience
In a way that A.I. could never replicate
The human creators were praised for channeling their emotions and life experience into something that touched the heart and souls of others
And so, this competition demonstrated without a shadow of a doubt
That while A.I. may be able to create perfect works of art and music
It will never be able to capture the spirit of what makes those creations unquestionably great
The human touch
Once Upon a Time was written by The Weeknd & Jeremy Hartney & MIKE DEAN.
Once Upon a Time was produced by Tommy Rush & MIKE DEAN & The Weeknd.
MIKE DEAN released Once Upon a Time on Sat Apr 29 2023.