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You don’t see any value in someone who can do part of writing music/lyrics, but not all of it, using this tool to complete the aspect that they’re not skilled a

You don’t see any value in someone who can do part of writing music/lyrics, but not all of it, using this tool to complete the aspect that they’re not skilled at? I mean that’s where AI shines for me, letting 1 person (or few people) accomplish what would have required teams of skilled people to do. It’s the same story with tech in general. I write code that runs on web/android/iOS that has processed over a half a million dollars through it as a single-person company. That was all pre-AI, my point being that technology and the tools it produces allow us to do amazing things. I see AI as only furthering that. Now I can create custom sounds using AI, let AI help with marketing copy that I’m not good at, have it generate cartoon/simple pictures to explain a process for my software, etc. A world limited not by my skillset but by my imagination. I know people hate electron apps but the alternative is often no app (not a native app), in the same vein tools like this will allow people who can write lyrics but not music to share their songs. It won’t be for everyone but there is value in it.

cdme 3y ago
I don't. No. I can understand drum programming, which is leveraged by one of my favorite solo death metal artists (though he hired a live drummer when budget permitted). There's a thought and intentionality to what's being created — I don't want what comes out of a prompt. I want to follow artists and their output, not an algorithm or AI that mimics ones and is trained by questionably feeding on their output. No, none of this is appealing. I can't control what anyone else does, but for me? No, no thanks.
vunderba 3y ago
Except that that's not what will happen. The vast majority of people will just use a different AI tool to generate the lyrics, use Suno to make the music, and then use midjourney to generate the album art. And then they'll throw a tasteless post up on Instagram about how they "made a song".
- fennecbutt 3y ago
  Where is the line drawn when using tools to make a song, then?
  - cdme 3y ago
    Why do we need to waste infrastructure and capital to produce mindless output of questionable value?
    - fennecbutt 3y ago
      I mean you're not wrong, our species really should be limiting our consumption. In my mind this includes SUVs, cheap plastic crap, anything and everything disposable, stupid decisions like open/glass doored fridges & freezers in supermarkets, etc. We're allowing the environment to be destroyed so that we can buy a cheap plastic whatever that we throw away after less than a year.
danlugo92 3y ago
> have it generate cartoon/simple pictures to explain a process for my software What have you used and recommend for this? Gpt4?

cdme 3y ago

I don't. No. I can understand drum programming, which is leveraged by one of my favorite solo death metal artists (though he hired a live drummer when budget permitted). There's a thought and intentionality to what's being created — I don't want what comes out of a prompt. I want to follow artists and their output, not an algorithm or AI that mimics ones and is trained by questionably feeding on their output. No, none of this is appealing. I can't control what anyone else does, but for me? No, no thanks.

vunderba 3y ago

Except that that's not what will happen. The vast majority of people will just use a different AI tool to generate the lyrics, use Suno to make the music, and then use midjourney to generate the album art. And then they'll throw a tasteless post up on Instagram about how they "made a song".

fennecbutt 3y ago
Where is the line drawn when using tools to make a song, then?
- cdme 3y ago
  Why do we need to waste infrastructure and capital to produce mindless output of questionable value?
  - fennecbutt 3y ago
    I mean you're not wrong, our species really should be limiting our consumption. In my mind this includes SUVs, cheap plastic crap, anything and everything disposable, stupid decisions like open/glass doored fridges & freezers in supermarkets, etc. We're allowing the environment to be destroyed so that we can buy a cheap plastic whatever that we throw away after less than a year.

danlugo92 3y ago

> have it generate cartoon/simple pictures to explain a process for my software What have you used and recommend for this? Gpt4?