Information Organisation in an Age of Algorithms

Compare these two songs, with otherwise identical lyrics:

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22AWPW5s4EA

Do you hear a difference? One was written and performed by musicians. The other by an algorithm (Microsoft’s Songsmith). Which would you prefer to listen to?

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