Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ monumentale udladning ‘Tupelo’, der lader Elvis Presley føde i forældrenes fattige skur som forløseren af Tupelo’s – og alverdens – elendighed blev udsendt i dag for 40 år siden. Derfor har den personlige ven, instruktøren Andrew Dominik produceret denne AI-genererede video, som Nick Cave i dag selv har lagt op med Red Hand Files-anbefaling på sin YouTube-kanal. Hvad man egentlig skal synes om AI som kreativ tids- og virkeligheds-manipulator kan være svært at sætte præcise ord på; denne video gøre det ikke mindre kompliceret…

– I watched Andrew’s film, then watched it again. I showed it to Susie. To our surprise, we found it to be an extraordinarily profound interpretation of the song – a soulful, moving, and entirely original retelling of ‘Tupelo’, rich in mythos and a touching tribute to the great Elvis Presley, as well as to the song itself. The AI-animated photographs of Elvis had an uncanny quality, as if he had been raised from the dead, and the crucifixion-resurrection images at the end were both shocking and deeply affecting. Susie and I were blown away. As I watched Andrew’s surreal little film, I felt my view of AI as an artistic device soften. To some extent, my mind was changed. “It’s a tool, like any other,” said Andrew.