It’s possibly one of the most iconic pieces of music ever created, at least when it comes to sci-fi and technology. You’d recognize it the moment you hear it. The music unfolds gently at first, but it gradually swells as you start to anticipate bold brass fanfares and pulsating timpani, conveying a sense of triumph. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Although Richard Strauss probably didn’t compose his Also sprach Zarathustra with such associations in mind, the music has become synonymous with ideas connected to scientific progress since it featured in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey . Now, that connection has been made even stronger as engineers have transformed state-of-the-art artificial intelligen

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