Alvin Lucier is still making music four years after his death – thanks to an artificial brain

In Western Australia, a team of artists and scientists have resurrected the US composer. It raises a storm of questions about AI and authorship – and it’s also incredibly beautiful

In a darkened room, a fractured symphony of rattles, hums and warbles bounces off the walls – like an orchestra tuning up in some parallel universe. But there’s not a musician in sight.

If you look closely there is a small fragment of a performer. Albeit one without a pulse.

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