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ILĀ and Moth Launch First Quantum AI-Powered Song ‘Recurse’

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Business Honor
12 May, 2025

Artist and startup blend music with quantum AI to create groundbreaking audio experience.

British electronic musician ILĀ and UK startup Moth have released the world's first commercially available song composed using quantum-powered artificial intelligence, marking a first for both music and technology. Recurse is currently available for streaming on popular websites including YouTube, Spotify, and others.

What is special about Recurse is how it was created. Rather than using AI software that copies content from the internet—sometimes copyrighted content—Moth used only original music composed by ILĀ to train the AI. The track was composed with the assistance of Moth's bespoke AI tool called Archaeo, which is hosted on a quantum computer from Finnish firm IQM.

ILĀ said she first made music in her usual way. Moth then took bits of her recordings to train the AI. Archaeo didn't compose a song from the beginning; it was assisted by reshuffling her music and proposing elements such as bass lines, drums, and synth sounds. ILĀ had complete control of the end structure and effects, so it was an actual collaboration between machine and artist.

Dr. Ilana Wisby, CEO of Moth, described the release as a creative technical milestone.

According to her, Moth aims to create tools that inspire artists instead of doing their jobs for them. Quantum Reservoir Computing, which is at the heart of Archaeo, is an ability to read out complex patterns in small amounts of data, making the music have a human-like emotional quality.

Moth published Recurse [Infinite Mix], an everlasting version of the music that changes in real time, in addition to the original. It provides a new, interactive way of listening.

A unique video featuring a "quantum blur" visual effect was also launched to complement the song's technology-based aesthetic. The project marks a new future where music, visuals, and quantum computing blend to create art in innovative new ways.