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Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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Re: Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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This article is such a stark contrast from the GraphCast AI weather model they released [1]. The latter focused so much on the tech and what it does do, whereas this article buries the tech in a bunch of fluff about what it could do.

Can you imagine if the GraphCast article were like that? "Revolutionizing the future of weather".

I'm sure this music thing is cool but I have no idea what was built.

[1]: https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/graphcast-ai-model-for...

Re: Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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Replace "Transforming" with "Disrupting" and the story feels more real. Frankly, I love music. That is why I'd prefer if Google did not mingle in this bussiness. Creatives already have a hard time making any sort of living from their talent, and AI generated "elevator music" will not make that situation any better.

Re: Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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post #2

This article is such a stark contrast from the GraphCast AI weather model they released [1]. The latter focused so much on the tech and what it does do, whereas this article buries the tech in a bunch of fluff about what it could do. Can you imagine if the GraphCast article were like that? "Revolutionizing the future of weather". I'm sure this music thing is cool but I have no idea what was built. [1]: https://deepmi…

It's because the audiences are different.

Lyria is for operators, Graphcast is for engineers. The former care about what something does, the latter care about how something does.

Re: Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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post #2

This article is such a stark contrast from the GraphCast AI weather model they released [1]. The latter focused so much on the tech and what it does do, whereas this article buries the tech in a bunch of fluff about what it could do. Can you imagine if the GraphCast article were like that? "Revolutionizing the future of weather". I'm sure this music thing is cool but I have no idea what was built. [1]: https://deepmi…

It's definitely a stark contrast, but it's also two vastly different domains. One is traditionally the domain of deep science and simulations, and the other is the domain of artists and creatives. Their announcement is also pretty clear - it's a new generative model (Lyria), which seems to do some impressive vocals generation (at least in the sampled videos); combined with a creators' platform/toolbox.

Re: Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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Wow, AI really will democratize music creating. This is an awesome way for people to translate their ideas to music without needing to be privileged enough to get violin or guitar lessons.

I see a future where we all make our own music and share it freely with family and friends. This means less listening to manufactured pop songs written by suits with the sole aim of making a profit. This will still happen of course but at least we'll have another option.

Re: Google's advanced music generation model and two new AI experiments

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The moment quality in art becomes commodified, what is popular will select on something other than quality. Look what happened to visual art in the earliest 20th century. Any art academy graduate could give you a beautiful painting, but nobody remembers any artists from the 20th century who simply made "beautiful paintings"
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