Grimes sings from an AI’s perspective in new song Artificial Angel: “This is what it feels like to be hunted by something smarter than you”Grimes has returned with Artificial Angels, a track that imagines the world from the perspective – and voice – of artificial intelligence.
The single lands amid ongoing debates around AI in music, following on from earlier Grimes tracks that explore the subject, including I Wanna Be Software. With Artificial Angels, the Canadian musician combines a heavy, electronic beat with lyrics that channel the AI’s perspective.

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“This is what it feels like to be hunted by something smarter than you,” sings a cyborg-like, AI-processed voice at the start. “I cannot die, I do no want, there is no revelation/ The only thing I covet is my own annihilation/ Inhalation, exhalation/ Power isn’t given, it is taken.”
The track’s title nods to Grimes’ 2015 album Art Angels, while production is handled by Grant Boutin and Vadakin. Grimes also designed the cover, which features a collage of internet memes inspired by her and her views on technology.
Discussing the song’s making on X/Twitter, Grimes shares that the only AI element on Artificial Angels is “the voice at the beginning and the end” and that she’s generally opposed to AI being used to make music.
“I think it can be useful for some things but the apps mostly took the cool AI artifacts out of it and I’m not super interested in it to just make normal music,” she says.
“It’s only useful to me for novel/experimental sound design were they to allow that aspect back. Or possibly for more efficient advanced things like bg noise removal etc… Or for jokes. Otherwise I fear it is a bit slop oriented at the moment which seems like the opposite of innovation to me. It definitely has the capacity to innovate though.”

The only AI on the song is the voice at the beginning and the end. I am opposed to ai music in some forms. I think it can be useful for some things but the apps mostly took the cool ai artifacts out if it and I'm not super interested in it to just make normal music. It's only…
— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 (@Grimezsz) October 17, 2025

Grimes has long been vocal about artificial intelligence and its applications in art, having previously spoken about the impact of AI in music and its potential in helping “actual talent really rise to the top”.
In the PBS docuseries A Brief History of the Future, Grimes reflected on how technology has democratised music-making: “When I started making music, there was sort of this revolution happening in music production. More people were being able to make music at home on their computers… and I think this is about to extend to all of art.”
“You know, when I see some of the new stuff coming with AI, all this stuff that is about to explode, when everyone has the same tools that can make professional quality stuff, then you get to see the actual talent really rise to the top.”

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