Is AI going to kill Hifi?


I work in the tech as a software dev which helps in affording my crazy Hifi hobby. But with in just a year, I have stopped coding and now AI does most of the coding. There are these systems called agentic AI that automates to a point where you don't really need much human interaction at all. 

It's getting pretty crazy. For the most part, anything a human does on the computer AI can do. And let me tell you... it's not a situation where it creates new jobs in place of old ones lost. Google has products for corporations that basically takes care of any need for anything. Ya, you might need a handful of people but not much more to be honest. 

I wonder, what is this going to do to the Hifi market? If AI eliminates all these white colored jobs, how will these Hifi shops and brands make it? 

dman777

Here's one thing that AI is really good at - interpreting song lyrics.

I read a few explanations for Dead songs and felt "man this guy really nailed it" - looked down to see it was credited to AI!

Try it...!

 

@srinisr “looked down to see it was credited to AI”

Ahhh…. Are you sure?
Or is AI fooling with you, or some mad scientist?

Just joking….. it must be true-ish.

@mylogic ....Re *, thank you.. ;)  There's the oft chance our species, if we get a grip on ourselves being the crux of the problems facing us globally v. our 'advanced' NIMBY cultures, we might jerk ourselves from either a 'bad enough' to basic 'likely annihilation' scenario.....
...in a country that the average education of the population is the 6th grade...
...with a very questionable 'leader' at the top of our large-scale version of a pyramid scheme....

...let's argue about that...if not here, keep your handles and we'll invade X...

Finally got around to watching Jon Stewart when he aired Colberts' firing+Late Show cancelation....Love the back-up singers' response singing the lyrics, go see if haven't....

Hopeful, but still happy to be one year short of a 3/4's of a century on this quantum simulation of a planet with y'all.....sharing music musings....pestering with mine... *L* 😏

A great snippet in a greater movie about the Scale of it all....
Favorite line from the BBC series "The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy", the galaxy news announcers' comment:

"For all of you on the galactic perimeter, keep banging those rocks together!"

Yup...

@asvjerry 6th grade education

I must admit a had a quiet laugh about that. Here’s my variations on your theme…

l did a last minute cruise around Ireland two years ago with Norwegian Cruise Line sailing out of Southampton. One thing l learned quickly was that it was an American Cruise Company named Norwegian Cruise Line? The brand “NCL” has absolutely nothing to do with Norway or Norwegian ownership. I should have taken that as a sign….
2000 or so of the 3000 on board “tourists crammed in a boat” we’re American. I personally experienced that “6th grade education” with some of the evening dining conversations. Completely blinkered attitudes at odds with world wide opinions.

l had constant inner laughs people watching. Most had come over to trace their roots in Limerick, Galloway, Cork and Dublin. A lot of the passengers were dressed for dinner just like they would have been at home, Hillbillies, Texans, Dixielanders, KFC lookalikes and the like. Visually it made a rather loud spectacle and more like “fancy dress”. It was a constant source of high amusement for the average UK passenger on an Ireland or British Isles circular cruise break away.

My partner and l had a bet as to how many minutes it would take for our various table guests each night to get talking about (Yawn) “money” or “how many cruises you been on?” Mention anything political or critical and the roof came off. Some of the conversations were so bizarre. It was like being in a playground all over again.

My wife said…. “It’s so loopy and cooky, you just can’t write it”

 Recently watched youtube video of a sailing of new Queen Elizabeth ocean liner, this vs videos from cruise ships.  I don't know if there could be a greater relief between the two, QE passengers so much more refined, thoughtful, interesting vs the brutes on these cruises. These hordes of cruise tourists are absolutely destroying destination sites such as Venice, Barcelona, ancient ruins all over the world, etc. 

 

One of my fav series is the 'White Lotus', monkey brains in paradise. I fully expect most watchers of this series haven't a clue as to the meaning or symbolism of the white Lotus plant, sex and money is the allure of the show for the masses. And to think some believe present civilization is the most advanced and knowledgeable in history. AI will help to cull the heard, you all know about planned obsolescence.