Developing Symbiotic Virtuosity: AI-augmented Musical Instruments and Their Use in Live Music Performances

This project seeks to explore and further develop the concept of "Symbiotic Virtuosity," where artificial intelligence (AI) and human musicians collaborate in real-time as an augmented creative process. In collaboration with GRAMMY-winning keyboardist and technologist Jordan Rudess, we are developing a novel AI-augmented musical instrument that can enhance live performances. By developing personalized generative AI models to reflect the artist's unique style and enabling responsive, real-time musical interaction, we aim to redefine the boundaries of human creativity and live performance. This project addresses a critical gap in the current state-of-the-art by focusing on controllable AI systems that artists can dynamically interact with during live performances and how these augmented musicians are presented to audiences onstage.