‘It’s not something that you could have imagined – it’s a pipe dream,’ says Irish co-founder of AI music firm

Backed by the likes of Common and Will.i.am, Udio co-founder Conor Durkan says music generated by artificial intelligence has a big future

'The fact that this works at all, it’s extraordinary.' Photo: Getty

Caoimhe Gordon

With artificial intelligence (AI), we can now generate insights and imagery in seconds.

If Cork man Conor Durkan has anything to do with it, the next frontier of everyday AI use will focus on the creation of one-of-a-kind music after just a few short prompts.