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This stuff sits alongside horoscopes, tarot reading and those "Like, what kind of a girl are you like?" pop personality quizzes in Seventeen magazine. Most of
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
This stuff sits alongside horoscopes, tarot reading and those "Like,
what kind of a girl are you like?" pop personality quizzes in
Seventeen magazine.
Most of it is bland grist and filler that elaborates and associates
adjacent words to create a "cold reading". There is the occasional
"spot-on" moment, barely above chance, that seems significant mainly
because you never though of it before. And an equal crop of the
apocryphal and dangerously wrong. That's worrying because unless
examined and corrected this stuff will spread like weeds.
When it comes to song lyrics there's plenty pure nonsense, and words
the writer by their own admission claim not to have any significance.
I wonder how the algorithm would fare with the "Ning Nang Nong" by
Spike Milligan, or something subtle but exquisitely ambiguous like
Bowie's "Bewlay Brothers"?
- flaviolivolsi 4y agoHey there! Founder here, thanks for the feedback. You're right, the whole thing as it is right now is something light hearted. I spent no more than 2-3 hours of development on this before launching and didn't expect it going so viral at all. In order to make it more reliable than it is right now I think of implementing upvote/downvote buttons and a comment system. I'm open to ideas if you think of any other ways to improve it!
- nonrandomstring 4y agoI think it's really fun. And I get from your website that you're a "what-if, can-do" kind of hacker who loves to play. Goodonya. It's very addictive - I think I clicked through 20 or more! What was going on my mind, I think, was a sense of amusement at how wrong it all is - but also how "uncanny valley" right. This is important stuff, what you've done, because it showcases applications of emerging tech - and how they don't quite hit home. Part of me would like it to work. Part of me is horrified that it might. And another part knows deep down it never really can. But yeah, the feedback you gather on why it isn't working may be the most important outcome here - for everyone. Enjoy the moment.
- tonguetrainer 4y agoYou scored on the domain name. Songtell.com is a good one. Did you buy it on the aftermarket?
- flaviolivolsi 4y agoNope! It was available. I found it with namewizard.ai, another tool I built :)
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- dtagames 4y agoI tried "Take Me to Church," famously a gay protest anthem, which it totally missed: https://www.songtell.com/hozier/take-me-to-church https://www.songtell.com/hozier/take-me-to-church
- kortex 4y agoBut there's no information in the song lyrics to indicate that it's anything to do with LGBT. I have heard it on the radio for years and had no idea until I saw the music video. So I'm not sure I'd say that it's "missed" - I'd probably ascribe a similar meaning going off of just the lyrics. On the other hand...this one was totally a swing and a miss. https://www.songtell.com/g-nther/ding-dong-song https://www.songtell.com/g-nther/ding-dong-song Edit: quoted cause server is getting overloaded: > "Ding Dong Song" by Günther is a dance-pop love song about searching for love in the night. The chorus and verses repeat the phrase "you touch my tralala," which is a playful and affectionate way of expressing affection for someone. The song's title, "Ding Dong Song," refers to the phrase that is repeated in the chorus: "Mmm, my ding ding dong". This could be interpreted as a representation of the feeling of joy and excitement that comes with finding and expressing love for someone. The song is about the longing for a connection with a special person and the joy that comes from having that connection.
- dtagames 4y agoIndeed. If all the information were already in the song lyrics, there would be little use for the tool. Now I have to go ask it about American Pie, lol.
- addandsubtract 4y agoIsn't that just the PG-13 interpretation of the song, because ChatGPT is censored?