Neural Network Written Rap Song by Robbie Barrat

17-year-old Robbie Barrat created his first AI artwork, a rapping neural network, after a bet in his high school programming club. Barrat, from rural West Virginia, utilized open-source tools like Linux and PyBrain to teach himself coding and AI development. Tasked with proving AI’s capabilities, Barrat wrote and trained a bespoke neural network on 6,000 Kanye West lyrics, transforming it from merely rearranging words to generating original rap lines.

His project highlights the potential of open-source software in democratizing AI learning, showcasing how even those far from tech hubs can contribute to and innovate within the AI field. The work also stands as Barrat’s first experiment with AI art from an early age. This is very much only the beginning of this story for Barrat.