The AI Song Contest () is an international
music competition for songs that have been composed using
artificial intelligence (AI). The inaugural edition took place on 12 May 2020 and was organised by the Dutch public broadcaster
VPRO, in collaboration with
NPO 3FM and
NPO Innovation.
Since 2021, the contest has been held by Stichting AISC, as part of an annual
conference
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organised by Wallifornia MusicTech until 2022, and in 2023 with the support of
RTVE Play.
Format
The format of the competition was created by the Dutch
programme creator Karen van Dijk (
VPRO) and was inspired by the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
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Participating teams are tasked with the composition of a song using artificial intelligence.
Each submission is then evaluated by a jury, which assesses the use of AI in the
songwriting process, and by the public, which assesses the quality of the song through online ratings.
The team who receive the most votes from the public win the Audience Trophy, and the Overall Winner is determined using a combination of the jury scores and audience votes.
Unlike Eurovision, countries can be represented by multiple teams.
While the
2020 edition only allowed teams from "
Eurovision countries" to compete, this rule was dropped in
2021
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to allow teams from outside Europe and Australia to enter as well.
In addition, entries would no longer be judged for their "eurovisioness" sense, open up to all music genres, and the maximum song length was extended from three to four minutes.
A Semifinal was introduced since 2022 in which the jury selected a dozen of entries to advance to the Grand Final.
Past editions
Awards and nominations
See also
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Algorithmic composition
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Computer music
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Music and artificial intelligence
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References
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External links
Official website
2020 establishments in the Netherlands
Artificial intelligence art
Computer music
Recurring events established in 2020
Song contests