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A reggae piece with a house tempo featuring a flute solo and John Lennon’s voice? Easy! For a few months now, new music generation tools using simple textual commands have captivated users with their ease of use and astonishing realism. The new possibilities seem as infinite as the questions they raise: Who is the creator? What future awaits musicians? What about copyright?… This year, musician Alexandre Bouvier, in residence at a school in Bobigny, along with professional musicians and local amateurs, invites anthropologist Anne Dubos to the stage for a lecture/performance that will introduce us to these new creative tools and attempt to put them into practice “live.”