Music composer A R Rahman is collaborating with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for an upcoming AI project "Secret Mountain". Rahman called the upcoming venture a "virtual global band", which will "empower and uplift Indian minds to merge music with artificial intelligence. He posted a glimpse of the project last year on his YouTube channel.
Rahman wrote that he met up with Sam at his office to discuss Secret Mountain, a virtual global band project made with the help of AI.
He said, âIt was a pleasure to meet @sama at his office âŠwe discussed âSecret Mountainâ, our virtual global band, and to empower and uplift Indian minds to use AI tools to address generational challenges and lead the way forward. EPI @chatgptIndia @OpenAI #arrimmersiveentertainment @hashgraph.â
Srinivas Narayanan, VP of OpenAI wrote about how Rahman held a Q&A about the project, âIt was an incredible honor to host the legend @arrahma - a huge idol of mine - at @OpenAI today for a fireside chat and Q&A.Beyond being an iconic composer, he is also a true innovatorâconstantly pushing boundaries, from creating the VR film Le Musk to building a metahuman digital band with Secret Mountain.â
Rahman also met Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity AI to discuss the project. Arvavind posted a picture with Rahman on his social media, writing, âGreat hosting @arrahman at @perplexity_ai office today with live demos of Comet browser, and his upcoming project âSecret Mountainâ.â
