By Atma Tattva Das
In Budapest, a grassroots initiative led by Ishvara Krishna Das and Bhakta Szabolcs Tárkányi is exploring one of the most unexpected tools for Krishna-conscious outreach: artificial intelligence. Their project, which blends AI-generated music with a vision for community engagement, aims to spark inspiration among devotees and seekers while highlighting both the promise and the pitfalls of technology in spiritual life.
The Seed of Inspiration
“Although we have reservations about it, we both use artificial intelligence from time to time in our work and services. But we feel that since it exists, and for as long as it exists, we should try to use artificial intelligence in the service of the Supreme Intelligence.”
What began as curiosity quickly turned into a provocative experiment. Together with Szabolcs, a seasoned media and marketing expert who has served ISKCON Hungary for decades, they tested AI music tools to create lyrics and melodies. The results were startling. Within seconds, the software generated orchestrated songs that, though mechanical, carried unexpected emotional resonance.
“It was a very special feeling that this song created by AI created emotions in me. Maybe, I hope, devotional emotions,” recalled Ishvara Krishna. Yet the paradox was clear: how could a machine without a soul produce something for devotional use? “It’s crazy to have a devotional community song written by AI, composed by AI, and presented by AI,” he admitted. “So how can we use it?”
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/bhakti-song-contest-using-ai-and-music-for-krishna-conscious-outreach/
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