4 ms·
A hack songwriter looks at other songs, mixes them together, and writes some songs. A true artist communicates something about their own experience of life thr
by dilap 3y ago
A hack songwriter looks at other songs, mixes them together, and writes some songs.
A true artist communicates something about their own experience of life through their songs (still taking inspiration in techniques of course from previous songs -- nothing is completely original!)
ChatGPT is currently the ultimate hack songwriter. It has read every song and can remix to create new stuff like you wouldn't believe. But there's no truth of unique experience behind it because...ChatGPT doesn't have any experiences. Yet.
But I think pretty soon we'll throw some GPT-derived AI in a robot body, and it will go out there and have experiences, and sooner or later write an album about what it's like being an AI in a robot body, and probably that album will be a true, effortful piece of art.
- mark-wagner 3y agoFunny you should say this. See https://www.theredhandfiles.com/originality-hard-to-obtain/ https://www.theredhandfiles.com/originality-hard-to-obtain/ “What else have you stolen?” I ask Warren. “Everything,” he says, “Absolutely, everything.”
- dilap 3y agoVery nice.