✘ Musicians harnessing AI, while doing no harm
“Part of what we want to do is not just create a model of how audio can be transformed,” she said, “but also make a push forward for creator-driven culture so that this culture isn’t being shaped by the platforms and technologists, but the artists and creatives and talent.”
Taylor Lorenz • The Era of Audio Creators Has Arrived - The New York Times
A literary agent, who shall remain nameless, said to me recently, “Everyone always wants a central narrative which is driving me fucking crazy.” It’s like there is this strain of puritanism in publishing that seems to say, “Books are for my own intellectual and moral edification, how dare it resemble a drug!” I think the internet has contributed to... See more
This problem is almost impossible to fix in a culture that relies heavily on algorithms. The algorithm is, by definition, a repeating pattern that always looks backward. It does something in the future based on what worked in the past.
So the algorithm that recommends music or videos on a web platform will never deliver a totally fresh and new expe... See more
So the algorithm that recommends music or videos on a web platform will never deliver a totally fresh and new expe... See more