"AI Freaks Me Out" is the second single from Double Experience's third studio album Rock (Geology),[2] officially released on February 12, 2018, along with a music video, on March 22, 2018.[3]
On January 22, 2018, Double Experience’s Twitter announced their single and its release date, noting that artificial intelligence was “pushing humanity to the edge of a cliff and staring blankly”. The band released “AI Freaks Me Out” during their European tour with Hed PE and Conveyer.[4]
On February 11, 2018, Double Experience released a video on their Facebook, featuring Ian Nichols as Max Headroom.[5] A month later, on March 22, the video premiered on the Spaceuntravel YouTube, for worldwide audiences.
The band performed the song live for the first time on March 2, 2018 at a sold-out show in Ottawa, Ontario. To celebrate, Double Experience procured robot-themed cocktails and loot crates for the attendants. A dollar from each ticket was donated to Ingenium.[6]