{"id":27085,"date":"2026-08-04T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27085"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T03:50:29","slug":"empire-of-the-suns-luke-steele-defends-using-ai-says-it-empowers-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27085","title":{"rendered":"Empire of the Sun&#8217;s Luke Steele Defends Using AI, Says It Empowers Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/empire-of-the-sun-embrace-ai.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-id=\"1615714\" data-title=\"Empire of the Sun\u2019s Luke Steele Says AI Can \u201cEmpower Artists That Know How to Use It\u201d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/empire-of-the-sun-luke-steele-ai-comments\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbjGOLkCXhp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent interview<\/a> with iHeartRadio Canada,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/empire-of-the-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empire of the Sun<\/a> singer Luke Steele admitted that \u201cof course\u201d he uses AI, calling it \u201cjust another tool\u201d for musicians. However, Steele\u2019s subsequent remarks indicate that he is embracing\u00a0what he thinks is inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quite exciting, the humans versus AI,\u201d Steele said, comparing AI-assisted studio tools to using \u201ca really smart guitar pedal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=empire-of-the-sun%2Aluke-steele-ai-comments-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fempire-of-the-sun-tickets%2Fperformer%2F23852\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Find Empire of the Sun Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When pressed on his response to artists who are against using AI, Steele said it was \u201cso powerful\u201d and will \u201cempower artists that know how to use it, and they\u2019re going to become unstoppable.\u201d He added, \u201cThe artists that are against it have got to be careful, because it\u2019s going to come and swallow you like a boogie monster at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we gotta embrace it,\u201d Steele concluded, before begging off a question about environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Steele\u2019s approach to AI is more measured than, say, Boy George, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/boy-george-ai-songwriting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wholly embraced using ChatGPT<\/a> to write multiple albums. Last week, the British artist released a controversial pro-Israel \u201creggae\u201d song, which he admitted to making with AI. The fallout from the track, which was more about its support of Israel and less about AI, led to George\u2019s now-former manager <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/boy-george-pulled-from-jesus-christ-superstar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pulling him from a\u00a0role<\/a> in a London production of\u00a0<em>Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there\u2019s Jack Antonoff, who recently wrote that <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/jack-antonoff-ai-prompters-godless-whores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creating music is a \u201choly process\u201d<\/a> and decried songwriters trying to \u201coptimize\u201d it with AI as \u201cgodless whores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Empire of the Sun are currently on their <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/empire-of-the-sun-2026-north-american-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAsk That God: Afterlife\u201d North American tour<\/a> through October.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbjGOLkCXhp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview with iHeartRadio Canada,\u00a0Empire of the Sun singer Luke Steele admitted that \u201cof course\u201d he uses AI, calling it \u201cjust another tool\u201d for musicians. 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