Can Creativity be Automated? - Technology Review

Computer algorithms have started to write news stories, compose music, and pick hits. In 2004, New Zealander Ben Novak was just a guy with a couple of guitars and distant dreams of becoming a pop star. A year later one of Novak's songs, Turn Your Car Around, had invaded Europe's radio stations, becoming a top-10 hit.

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