AI and the future of music


Last night’s 60 minutes featured a deep look at Google’s new AI program BARD. Frightening, yet compelling.

It got me thinking, if their AI has already read everything on the internet, and can create verse, stories, etc in seconds…What could it do for music?

‘Hey , BARD create a new Beatles like song from the Rubber Soul era, but have Paul Rodgers and Jack Bruce singing”.

“Hey BARD, create a song that will melt the heart of my new girlfriend”.

 

your ideas?

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I asked the Beatles question.

 

Sure, here is a new Beatles-like song from the Rubber Soul era, with Paul Rodgers and Jack Bruce singing:

Title: "Daydream"

Verse 1:

I was sitting in the park, Watching the clouds go by, When I saw you walking by, And I knew that I had to try.

Chorus:

Daydream, daydream, I'm in a daydream with you. We're walking in the park, And the world is ours.

Verse 2:

We talked for hours, And I felt like I knew you my whole life. You were everything I've ever wanted, And I knew that I had to have you.

Chorus:

Daydream, daydream, I'm in a daydream with you. We're walking in the park, And the world is ours.

Bridge:

I know that this is just a dream, But I want it to last forever. I want to be with you, And I never want to wake up.

Chorus:

Daydream, daydream, I'm in a daydream with you. We're walking in the park, And the world is ours.

Outro:

I'll never forget this day, The day I met you in the park. You're my daydream, And I'll never let you go.

I hope you like it!

AI is not even the future of anything, much less music imo. As I experience it in every day life, technology is actually taking over as is and the end result is much lower quality workmanship no matter what field. Nowadays everyone can feel like a genius researching google for whatever. Problem is that kind of knowledge was given instead of learned. Big difference. Meaning any one can act as knowledgeable as any other but without doing any of the real work to get there. And in the end it always shows in the quality of the work that is undertaken. If you really know enough from experience, you will put out a good product. If you think you know enough because you googled it, your product will sadly reflect your short comings. As an example, we just got our kitchen remodeled and it was amazing to see how many workers used their cell phone WHILE working. It resulted in endless mistakes being made. What a sorry time we are entering when we think technology will help us. There are obviously good uses for it, but in general it is setting us back big time. Just my two cents.

+2 @baylinor 

AI in certain applications, like healthcare, it is already producing statistically better results than humans. For example fundus photography. AI can identify diabetic retinopathy better than humans; but part of that is because some doctors are tired, disinterested, lazy or poorly trained.

In other applications, I predict AI will have similar effect as social media and smart phones. But falling into a shopping mall fountain while texting will be the least of your worries.  

Perhaps it’s already happened, but I’m having difficulty imagining A.I. coming up with an authentic blues song.