> humans projecting something into its output or filtering the small number of bits I think this has value and is an interesting form of machine assisted creat

> humans projecting something into its output or filtering the small number of bits I think this has value and is an interesting form of machine assisted creation. There is something similar, but more simplistic (no AI, just old-school RNGs), going on in generative music. For modular synthesizers, some of the more popular modules are random sequence generators [0]. These allow the musician to generate random elements of the music, say melody or drum pattern, but curate it. You might generate dozens of elements, carefully tweaking parameters, before you hear "the right one" – which you then actually use in the music. I guess my point is, curation of generated material is a form of creation! The generator is perhaps not the creator, but it is useful to develop better generators. [0] : such as “Turing Machine” from Modular Thing and “Marbles” from Mutable Instruments.