Barack Obama: “For elevator music, AI is going to work fine. Music like Bob Dylan or Stevie Wonder, that's different”

why do i care what obama feels about either of these

...so I've been on a shit load of elevators, and I don't recall a single one of them having music. For as common a trope as it is, you'd think elevator music would be more common in actual elevators.

There is no way this ages well.

Do people actually care what Obama has to say about AI? I'm just having a hard time seeing where his skillset overlaps with this topic.

But do we really need AI to generate art?

Why can't AI be used to automate useful work nobody wants to do, instead of being a way for capital to automate skilled labor out of high-paying jobs?

Why would people think he knows anything about AI?

Obama must not have heard There I Ruined It.

While reassuring for many to hear, that's only going to be true for so long. Eventually it's going to be real fucking good at making "real" music. We need to be preparing for those advancements rather than acting like they'll never come.

One of my jobs involved updating blogs for small businesses. I had a Shutterstock subscription for the images that goes along with these blog posts. For this task, I think AI generated images work a lot better than stock photography.

Young people think all this AI stuff is great and older folks are suspicious. I think older folks are right this time.

Definitely need more people to tell me about ai and what it will be capable of. Make a daily show so that every shitty celebrity can tell us about ai, there might still be plenty of word combinations that haven't been used!

Elevator music as well as the mainstream music that majority of people listen to like pop etc.

That music is already very formulaic and almost as if it is generated by Ai.

Already likely to be untrue, but honestly I'd happily sign up for a world wear "hold music" isn't the same 20sec loop of shit jazz

That actually might make elevator and phone hold music survivable - continual compositions that never repeat

Okay, I love the elevator music idea as a gag in media.

But I've never been in an elevator that has ever played music, and I can completely understand why. Elevator music sounds obnoxious.

RIP Kenny G

Where are they getting the training data from for AI music models? I guess it's the same issue as art and language models, but wouldn't they need to only use royalty free music?

In before obligatory republican outrage and 24x7 media coverage explaining how this comment will doom democrats in 2024

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It's more or less only (that is mainly) useful for building components that you then use in your man-made tracks. It's a tool, just like AI image generators are tools albeit there the replacement use-case is substantial. AI-generated voice also needs to be considered in this context I think.

It's reassuring that this opinion is based on many years of experience reading scientific papers, implementing these models and following the trends closely!

Wow, a word from a global expert on AI, Barrack Obama. I hope he’s a bit better at it than he is at world peace!

Can't believe Obama dropped Eminem's verse 😭💀

And now human music.

AI: the new boogie man.

Can't imagine good art coming from something that's incapable of giving a shit about things.

Everything is always a matter of time

AI is new and already performing in office to a second year law student level.

That's what I got from this.

Also the Secret Invasion intro looked really cool and I hate it but it did. When it comes to depth and meaning it may be a while yet before AI can simulate or bullshit it's way through that but for now it can definitely create interesting and noteworthy pieces.

No, people need to start being creative and to make their own shit again.

"AI can't do [thing]" *AI does thing* "Well AI can't do [other thing]" *AI does other thing* "Yeah, well AI doesn't have soul (or some other nebulous thing)"

We can't just dismiss rapidly improving AI and ignore the coming consequences. Things like "soul" or any other element that is considered human never mattered when it came to commercial music. A lot of radio hits are quickly-produced trash, with perhaps a catchy tune, and little in the way of meaningful lyrics. If it's considered "good enough" (i.e. it makes money) then that's all that is needed for a company. Don't fool yourself into thinking the artistry ever mattered in this context.

He's obviously never heard "I'm still standing" by Adolf Hitler.

I mean Obama is not wrong, but I hope the rest of his thoughts are that it will be as good as the artists he quoted as it absolutely will one day. Unsure when as there is an uncanny valley to cross. He did say this right and it was not just a get off my front lawn comment…right?

LMAO, what an absolutely god awful take.

Ill see you in 2 years when we have our first AI Grammy winner

I've never understood why people think so highly of Bob Dylan and/or his music

This thread is as much evidence of our failed educational system as is the entire state of Mississippi

Old man doesn't understand how technology progresses. Tonight at 10pm.

LOL the guy who believed he could work with Republicans over and over after they Charlie browned him with the football, stole his court pick, and made him into a joke... his opinion and track record of being wrong on every bet he made matters why?

I suppose I'm happy that he is no longer president if he has strong opinions on topics he is clueless.