Paul McCartney enlisted a little help from artificial intelligence to complete the 'last Beatles song' two years ago. The track, 'Now and Then', became the first Beatles music to reach number 1 in the UK for 64 years. Now, in an apparent effort to repeat its success, McCartney has once again used AI - on two more songs. The sophisticated tool called 'MAL' is the creation of WingNut Films, the production company headed by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.
"This room, and the piano in this room... I just had this song in my head. And I woke up. I like that tune, what is it?... And after about two weeks, nobody knowing it, I just decided it had to be mine. And it was Yesterday."