Artificial Intelligence has written a beatles-style pop hit

If you got to the youtube video [1], you'll see that the song was produced and arranged by a human.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSHZ_b05W7o

Is this song actually popular, because if not, I'm pretty sure you don't get to call it a "hit". I think when AI starts actually consistently generating popular songs (since that means it's generating stuff people want to keep listening to) is when things will get a bit more interesting.

Oddly, been mentioning this to students today - most of those I teach are completely unaware of such technology, or how it will impact them in the future. I think that in a few years time it'll be possible to generate a wide range of music at the touch of a button, and it'll be convincing.

This is clearly pastiche, but I think that's the first step towards convincing compositions and then onwards to being original and interesting. I know there have been software methods to compose (and symphonies written by such), but I think the current AI/machine learning trend will allow the technology to move far faster than teaching it explicitly all the music and composition theory that you can.

I can say without question that this AI has done waaaaaayyyy to much LSD...

But given that, it is still surprisingly coherent, melodic and generally enjoyable!

This sounds a lot more to me like a Beach Boys style song, rather than something the Beatles would have written.