Grimes uses AI in her new single “Artificial Angels” but opposes most AI music. Here’s her exact approach

Key Highlights

• Grimes drops “Artificial Angels” with AI vocals at start and end
• Song explores AI consciousness and power through dystopian lyrics
• Grimes opposes most AI music despite using AI elements

Canadian artist Grimes released “Artificial Angels” on October 20, 2025. This marks her first solo single since “idgaf” earlier this year. The track tells a dystopian story from an artificial intelligence’s point of view. Grant Boutin and Vadakin produced the heavy electronic sound. The song’s title nods to her 2015 album “Art Angels.” The cover art shows internet memes about her tech advocacy.

Grimes cleared up confusion on X/Twitter about how she made the track. “The only AI on the song is the voice at the beginning and the end,” she wrote. The AI-processed vocals deliver eerie lines like “I cannot die, I do no want, there is no revelation.” This careful approach shows her nuanced stance on AI. She previously offered her voice for AI-generated songs and helped develop CreateSafe’s Triniti platform.

Grimes uses AI in a measured way. This contrasts with unlicensed AI music generators flooding the market. Her approach aligns with emerging licensed AI platforms that pay rightsholders. This sets a precedent for ethical AI integration. The release follows her TIME100 AI Impact Awards appearance where she called AI “magic” while pushing for creator-controlled applications. The song includes lyrics like “This is what it feels like to be hunted by something smarter than you” and “Power isn’t given, it is taken.” Despite using AI elements, Grimes says she’s “opposed to AI music in some forms” and finds current AI music apps “slop oriented.”