Radio: AI Slop FM, the blind test of AI-generated music
From Ammanford, in Carmarthenshire, Mike Chaffin has launched AI Slop FM, a free online radio station that broadcasts AI-generated tracks 24 hours a day — alongside tracks composed by humans, without revealing this fact. The idea is simple and a little mischievous: Mike Chaffin wants to see whether listeners really reject machine-generated music, or… just the idea that it is. The station is still in beta. Mike Chaffin says he is waiting for enough tracks to cover several genres before a full launch. In the meantime, he is personally checking that no track is passing itself off as a well-known piece. Listeners are invited to rate each track from S to E, describe their emotions and leave comments. Slop 40 Among the first offerings are satirical songs about human resources…