No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups Music consumers are becoming the creators with Suno CEO Mikey Shulman
May 16, 2024
Mikey Shulman, CEO and co-founder of Suno and a Harvard PhD in physics, discusses the merging worlds of music creators and consumers. He shares insights on how Suno democratizes music creation, allowing users to generate songs from text prompts. The conversation delves into challenges in evaluating music aesthetics and quality in AI, as well as surprising use cases for Suno's technology. A highlight is a live demonstration where they create a song together, showcasing AI's potential to revolutionize music production.
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Unplanned Path to AI
- Mikey Shulman's path from music to physics to AI was unplanned.
- He transitioned from quantum computing to AI via Kensho, after discovering his love for audio AI through transcribing earnings calls.
From Text to Music
- Suno initially used Bark, an open-source text model, for audio transcription.
- They chose music generation over speech because of the creative potential.
Music vs. Speech AI
- Speech AI prioritizes accuracy, while music AI prioritizes emotional impact.
- Suno focuses on the feeling evoked by music rather than perfect replication.