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While Daft Punk may have sadly split, machine-created music may be about to skyrocket in popularity. Not only are artificial intelligence neural networks now capable of creating original melodies, but scientists are also developing robots capable of playing – and improvising – live music.So, will AI and androids soon top the charts? And could they even replace human musicians entirely?On this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, Prof Nick Bryan-Kinns, director of the Media and Arts Technology Centre at Queen Mary University of London, joins staff writer Thomas Ling to explain groundbreaking new music technology.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Sticher, RSS, OvercastListen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Could these gloves be the future of music? – Imogen HeapWhy do humans make music?The psychology of the sea shanty: Why work songs are such earwormsMeet the computer scientist teaching an AI to play Dungeons and DragonsThe creator of Bellingcat on using the internet to investigate global affairsThe future of human flight, with real-life Iron Man Richard Browning See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.