AI-generated entry wins Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” video competition

Wesley Stenzel
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Argentinian-Australian 3D artist Damián Gaume used artificial intelligence to create a video for the band’s song “Any Colour You Like.”

Pink Floyd has awarded Damián Gaume for a great gig in AI.

A panel of judges, including the classic rock band’s drummer Nick Mason, selected the Argentinian-Australian 3D artist as one of 10 winners of an animated music video competition celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon. The move has generated significant controversy online due to Gaume’s use of generative artificial intelligence in his video for “Any Colour You Like.”

<p>MJ Kim/Getty</p> Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd

Gaume explained his process in a behind-the-scenes video on the band’s YouTube channel. “The technique that I used for creating animation is AI,” he revealed. “As a 3D artist myself, I tried to go a completely different way and try something new. So I used Stable Diffusion installed locally, so I didn’t use it online. I trained my own models and I used Blender to create some trigger images so I could get some fresh ideas from the AI. I used prompts. It was a lot of fun, and now I’m getting more into it and creating more and more AI content.”

Gaume and a representative for Pink Floyd did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

The Dark Side of the Moon competition selected one winner for each of the album’s 10 songs. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the response with over 900 entries,” Mason said in a video. “Each one was carefully vetted, and a selection made for the nine judges to make their choices. The films came from all over the world and covered almost every genre of animation. The skill and time taken throughout was enormously impressive, and on behalf of the band, I want to say thank you to all those who participated.”

Viewers online expressed disappointment in Gaume’s entry winning due to his use of AI when numerous other entries were created by hand. However, Gaume was not among the top three winners that took home a cash prize.

Watch Gaume’s full video for “Any Colour You Like” above.

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