At some point in the last decade, the ostensive ostensible goal of automation evolved from savings us from unwanted labor to keeping us from ever doing anything.
If this whole AI craze was actually about replacing labor, I honestly believe it would have started with firing and automating CEOs.
I’m not even saying that as a “eat the rich” shtick - AI is great at analyzing huge datasets and determining a conclusion from the results. It would obviously need refinement, but that would probably be the major role I could see it immediately taking over.
as a luddite you should know that automation‘s goal never was to save us from unwanted labour. But of course this would have to be accomplished first, before your second assumption can ever come true.
I read an article (probably linked to from here) about how “Luddite” isn’t the insult many people think it is. Luddites weren’t dumb, or superstitious and needlessly afraid of technology.
The historical Luddites were knowledgeable regarding technology. They weren’t anti-technology in general, they simply didn’t trust the rich and powerful to use it in a way that genuinely benefited society as a whole. Unfortunately, capitalists did what capitalists always do - they used machines to churn out inferior goods and cut worker pay. That’s why Luddites destroyed/sabotaged machines.
After learning that, I started considering Luddite a compliment.
....This is a live concert for thousands of people that pay to see a hologram sing and dance. Yes, of course it's in Japan. It's one of their major pop stars.
*edit: Holy hell there's a lot of you getting butt hurt over Miku.
Well that kind of proves the actual point I was making, which wasn't attacking "your precious". It's that if AI does it well, tons of people are going to lap it up. They're asking for this.
The songs are still written and composed by humans, only the performance is Virtual, and even then they are mocapped. It's more akin to vtubers rather than AI
You're comparing a collaborative artist project with a soulless Generative Algorithm. Real people made her music, not a computer program owned by some Capitalists who are tired of real artists getting between them and their profit.
Not to mention the artists who created her, animated her, voiced her.
The large companies don't want anyone else using it unless it's them.
You make an AI deepfake of [Insert Celebrity Name] and they'll make sure you know they're crying like the babies they are by trying to sebding (a) cease and desist letter(s).
If they do it, they'll just laugh at the profits they're making off it.
As uncertain as I am about the technology, people already steal voices from voice actors, singers, and celebrities. At this point I’m just glad these artists gave their permission.
I wouldn't mind if the AI integration could help augment out Waze's celebrity voices. They don't speak the street names and this could be one spot where it can fill in the gaps around their real voice.
I think we should make Kevin Hart sit in a recording booth until he’s said every street name in America. I prefer artisanal celebrity voices to the processed ones.