{"id":276541,"date":"2025-08-19T14:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=276541"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:53:24","slug":"nothing-more-existential-dread-ai-video-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/alternative-indie\/alternative-rock\/nothing-more-existential-dread-ai-video-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"NOTHING MORE Releases New Video For \u201cExistential Dread\u201d And Continues Conversation About AI And Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

3x-Grammy-nominated and four-time #1 rock outfit\u00a0NOTHING MORE<\/a>\u00a0(@nothingmoremusic<\/a>) caused quite a stir about their latest video,\u00a0\u201cEXISTENTIAL DREAD,\u201d\u00a0before it was even officially released yesterday (August 18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the video, posted at\u00a0Better Noise Music\u2019s YouTube page\u00a0HERE<\/a>, the boundary-pushing band partnered with AI director\/editor\u00a0Jurassic Smoothie.\u00a0After\u00a0only a teaser trailer was shared (Friday, August 15), a debate online about the use of AI to create music videos and art was quickly sparked. The next day, singer\u00a0Jonny Hawkins\u00a0spoke with\u00a0RockFeed<\/a>\u00a0to personally share his thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also commented on the band\u2019s Instagram in response to fans being unhappy with the AI medium. \u201cAI didn\u2019t make a video for us. We hired an artist, I plotted out a vision, theme and visuals. Then that artist used AI to start generating images that he edited together through multiple versions with notes\u2026 and then tweaked that into a visual experience for the viewer.\u201d Hawkins adds: \u201cThere is a huge difference between *letting* a machine create something and *using* a machine to create something. Nine Inch Nails is a perfect example of a prolific artist who used machines to sculpt their sound. It\u2019s all about how you use the tool that determines art, not which tools you are using.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video:<\/p>\n\n\n

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NOTHING MORE - EXISTENTIAL DREAD (Official Video)<\/div><\/div>
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