In Your Head, the recent album released by indie-rock artist Cal Wilson was co-written by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) named Cal.X. After his father passed away, Wilson found himself unable to process his pain. His feelings were blocked. Wilson explains, “I felt like when my dad went away, my ability to create went away—he was also a songwriter and my first musical inspiration.” To process his feelings and express himself, Cal started exploring AI as a co-writer and emotional support. The AI creative process involved the human co-writer feeding parameters to the platforms, such as stylistic cues, keywords, and even chord progressions. Once completed, the album was recorded in one weekend at Portland, Oregon’s Trash Treasury Studio. Wilson and his favourite band, Seattle’s Heatwarmer, la...