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Listened to it. At this point AI is just marginally good at copying things that already exist, and ‘creating’ something from what has already been done. That's impressive, but unless and until AI can truly create, from scratch, without sorting through terabytes of data, it's just a fancy computer program - even if it has a machine learning component.

I'm not saying AI won't become amazing, or that it won't eventually become somewhat sentient. Just that what there is now isn't that.

Another issue about AI and advancing technology is showcased when applying it to sports. Think about how you feel and react when you watch a hitter blast a 105 mph fastball over the center field wall, or Usain Bolt do the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, or Lionel Messi dribble through 7 players before chipping the goalkeeper, or an NBA player hitting a 3 at the buzzer, etc.. Would you feel the same if it were a machine doing it, or would you spend your afternoon or evening watching machines compete against each other? How will you feel if all music, and all novels, and all movies are AI generated?

That's impressive, but unless and until AI can truly create, from scratch, without sorting through terabytes of data, it's just a fancy computer program - even if it has a machine learning component.

Yes it will. The Cobain and Lennon mapping will be perfected. And it won't be limited to music. We will see 3rd parties create new movies with Humphrey Bogart, Brad Pitt and James Dean starring together. It's going to change everything. But I do not thin for the better, and NOTHING has gotten better. Music, movies, TV, art have all gotten MUCH worse in the past 40 years.

I think you’ve lost your perspective. Anyone human who “truly creates” music from scratch actually derives this music from terrabytes of knowledge that they themselves have learned and sort through. We are all a representation of AI, as knowledge is not inherent and learned, just as a computer learns. Anything you do, say, or create is a derivative of artificial intelligence, knowledge that was gained through learning and repetition.

Same page here.

AI is still in its infancy. Big tech has the goal of making a God with it. If it is possible, where there’s motivation and the resources available, it will be done. ChatGPT already does something no human can do - immediately write a grammatically correct, concise, answer to a complex question. It can do it far faster than any person.

I have asked it to write a song about cheating lovers in Milan, Italy, during winter, in the style of Metallica. While it’s a bizarre combination, I can’t say the output was bad - it was actually quite believable.

I do think actors should be terrified. They don’t write the script. CGI and AI together will bring voice and imagery that are completely fabricated and indistinguishable from the real thing.