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Grimes Releases 'Accelerando' From AI-Inspired Album
Grimes drops apocalyptic track 'Accelerando' from AI-themed album Psy Opera, clarifying it's not AI-generated.
In brief
Grimes drops apocalyptic track 'Accelerando' from AI-themed album Psy Opera, clarifying it's not AI-generated. Grimes released 'Accelerando' from her AI-inspired album Psy Opera, which she created with 70 humans over months without using generative AI. Originally reported by Stereogum.
Grimes Teases AI Concept Album
Grimes began teasing a new album called Psy Opera in spring 2026, a concept about human extinction risks from AI.
“I was thinking about how everyone is like, "We’re building gods." I’m like, "Why do you automatically assume you’re so much lesser?"”
70 Humans Collaborated on Trailer
Grimes confirmed 70 humans worked on the album trailer over many months, with Deepseek used for one song's lyrics.
“Created by a 70 person team over many months! I’d appreciate it if their labor wasn’t diminished ?”
First Song 'Accelerando' Released
Grimes released 'Accelerando', a sweeping apocalyptic dance track with VADAKIN, available on Nazgul/Eternal Recurrence.
“ACCELERANDO is out now on Nazgul/Eternal Recurrence.”
In short
Grimes released 'Accelerando' from her AI-inspired album Psy Opera, which she created with 70 humans over months without using generative AI.
