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This was fun. I like that the AI had a bit of a personality. In terms of bad vs. good, though, music is like a lot of things in life, so subjective that you ca
by 11thEarlOfMar 6y ago
This was fun. I like that the AI had a bit of a personality.
In terms of bad vs. good, though, music is like a lot of things in life, so subjective that you can't judge another person's taste. If for no other reason than people care about music to wildly different degrees. I've met people who say they don't listen to music. As in ever. Others cannot let a minute go by without having something playing in their head. It's akin to judging taste in food or recreational activities or movies. It's not really about what's good, rather, what gets a positive mental response.
That point aside, I'd say that what would be interesting is measuring how broad a person's musical tastes are. I.e., how much have they been exposed to and how much of that have they assimilated into their regular listening rotation. Pandora does a pretty good job suggesting artists I've never heard. When I hear one I like, I'll incorporate some songs into my regular rotation on Spotify.
If you must know, I have Bad Taste. The bad as in Hawaiian shirt-etc.-etc.-etc.... bad.
- naravara 6y agoI'm pretty sure it flags everyone as having bad taste and the algorithm is tuned to customize its mockery. The AI is simulating a record store snob. That said, I thought it was funny because I realize people making fun of me for not being cool doesn't have any effect on me anymore. Is this what middle-age is about? It also focused on mocking my musical tastes being stuck in the early 2010s, but I haven't actually used Spotify since 2015 so I guess that checks out from its perspective.