via Instagram/@grimesMusic / NewsMusic / NewsGrimes debuts an AI-driven lullaby to help you relaxThe musician teamed up with the soundscape app Endel to create ‘AI Lullaby’ShareLink copied ✔️October 28, 2020October 28, 2020Text Thom Waite Grimes Ever wondered what Grimes and Elon Musk’s five month old baby, X Æ A-XII – nicknamed X – listens to when it’s time for a nap? Well, wonder no further, because Grimes has shared an ambient soundscape, created following a search for “a better baby sleeping situation”. Appropriately titled “AI Lullaby”, the track (if you can call it that) is a collaboration between the musician, who also contributes vocals, and the AI music app Endel. Driven by artificial intelligence, the soundscape will evolve to match weather conditions, the user’s heart rate, the time of day, and more (because AI has its uses, besides posing an existential threat to humanity). The result, apparently, is extra focus throughout the day, or easier sleep at night. “When you have a baby, you’re always using white noise machines,” Grimes explains, speaking to the New York Times about the release. “It’s much easier to get them to sleep if you train them on some kind of audio situation. And so I was just like, could this be more artistic?” “In general, stuff for babies is really just creatively bad,” she says, adding that she doesn’t want X’s “first introduction to the world to just be all this aimless crap”. In fact, she reports that X had some say in the final mix of the music she shared with Endel: “The first version, there was too many sort of sharp bells, and it caused tears and just general chaos.” As she made tweaks and changes, however, “X would smile more and stuff”. Grimes’s “AI Lullaby” will be available to listen to via Endel until December 23. Listen to a short preview in the video below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingVisceral photos that capture the unease of femininityFeaturing self-portraits, animals and rotting carcasses, Through Hardship to the Stars – the debut photobook by Ornella Mari – explores the anxiety of becoming visible without being able to control how others see youArt & PhotographyMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’MerrellFashionMerrell wants you to touch grass, and living in the city is no excuseLife & CultureIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workMusicIn pictures: London’s lost goes out with a bangLife & CultureWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasArt & PhotographyThese intimate portraits examine India’s influencer cultureEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy