Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter slams using AI to create music is “a way to bypass the creative process”

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter has spoken out against using AI in songwriting, describing it as “a way to bypass the creative process”. READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary The electronic music icon shared his stance during an interview with Chanel’s president of arts, culture and heritage, Yana Peel. After decades of dressing as a robot for Daft Punk, Bangalter was asked whether he would ever consider using AI technology to help write his own material – to which he quickly shot the idea down, saying that it erases the creative process entirely. “AI really focuses right now on the results,” he shared. “It’s all about the output. My creative process is absolutely not about the output.” Describing it as a shortcut to getting to the finished product, the Daft Punk star labelled AI assistance as “a way to bypass the creative process” and prevent people from experimenting and finding a new, unique sound. “The output is really the whole journey to maintain that process in a spontaneous and intuitive and instinctive way,” he continued. “It is actually the creative process that I find the most interesting… Why would I want to bypass the moment that I’m passionat...