AI DJs are here. OpenAI CEO is concerned. Microsoft on steroids.
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From Beats to Bytes: The Rise of DJ AI
Inside the Mind of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Microsoft's AI Revolution: How Tech Giant is Shaping the Future of Computing
From Beats to Bytes: The Rise of DJ AI
To the Marshmellos and Diplos of the world, the time has come to level up and protect your DJ jewels…
…‘cause AI has entered the music chatroom and let’s be real here…
It isn’t goin anywhere. Let’s spin into it.
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[The News] As an experiment in East London at the nightclub The Glove That Fits…
AI took to the stage for the first time and filled in as the heartbeat of the party.
So instead of a human DJ, the booth was empty and was replaced by a phone playing loops generated by the new AI technology.
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[The AI] used was a new app called Mubert. It uses human-created loops and then generates music and beats based on the likes and dislikes of the listener.
So far, there have been mixed reviews:
"It could be more complex. It doesn't have that knowledge of maybe other electronic genres that could make the music more interesting. But it's still fun to dance to.”
''Sometimes it's a bit flat. So the AI doesn't have an understanding of the crowd and what the crowd in the moment is feeling so it can't adapt the music to the crowd is like playing whatever music is being generated in that moment.”
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[What this means for a DJ’s future] With the release of new AI products everyday, the fear of being replaced is looming over everyone.
Those in the music industry are no exception.
But the CEO Paul Zgordan had an uplifting view when it came to how DJs can use AI to earn.
With Mubert, the goal is to “give people new jobs” and “give DJs this opportunity to earn money with AI”. How so?
Simple.
People create on Mubert, and the creators earn a cut when their unique, licensed sound is used.
Even famous DJ David Guetta is using AI to create music for his fans.
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Looking forward… the DJ world is no doubt going to change.
For the better or worse? That’s still up in the air.
But for now, Anna Gau, the event organizer of the rave said it best:
"I actually don't think it can replace real artists and musicians because music has to be produced from the person, from the heart with the message. That's the only way it can connect to people and can turn out for something good.”
Well said, Anna. Well said.
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Inside the Mind of OpenAI CEO: Insights into the Future of Artificial Intelligence
With the recent release of GPT-4, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sat down with ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis to discuss OpenAI and his concerns of the future.
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While the interview was interesting…
Most of us would rather be rewatchin’ an episode of The Office for the billionth time.
So here’s the 1-minute snippet:
Sam Altman expressed caution regarding AI, stating that "We’ve got to be careful here…but people should be happy that we are a little scared of this.”
Although Sam is excited about the potential of AI, he also acknowledges the need for regulation and laws to prevent misuse. Thankfully, he is in regular contact with government officials regarding this matter.
He is also concerned about the possibility of large-scale disinformation being propagated and shared through AI models.
Sam recognizes that AI is ultimately controlled by humans and worries about the potential for harm caused by future users with malicious intent.
Even though GPT-4 is 40% more accurate than previous versions such as GPT 3.5 or 3.0, Altman discourages using it as the primary source for information.
To address issues of misinformation, OpenAI is working with policy makers and regularly auditing the system. Their goal is to continue training the system and allowing users to guide its development.
Altman encourages people to use ChatGPT as a co-pilot. While the concern of AI replacing jobs is there, he believes that “humanity has proven that it can adapt wonderfully to major technology shifts…human creativity is limitless, and we find new job. We find new things to do.”
From a viewer’s perspective, it’s heartwarming to know that the CEO of such a powerful tool shares and acknowledges the obvious concerns surrounding AI.
Sam Altman…bravo, for now.
News Break: ChatGPT in Action…
[Prompt]: Generate a list of top-performing keywords for [Topic].
[Goal]: Let’s say you need to generate a list of top-performing keywords for a Las Vegas travel website page.
Be sure to test this prompt (and sub-prompts) out for yourself.
Remember: ChatGPT isn’t human. So tell it exactly what you want to get the best results. No need to be too nice. 😉
Need more prompts to test out? Check out our ChatGPT prompt vault here.
Microsoft's AI Revolution: How Tech Giant is Shaping the Future of Computing
Microsoft has some big AI news and we are here for it.
Here’s the lowdown:
Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered Copilot for its Microsoft 365 apps and services that can assist with generating documents, emails, presentations, and more.
Copilot is powered by GPT-4 from OpenAI and will appear as a chatbot in the sidebar of Microsoft 365 apps, allowing users to summon it to generate text in documents, create PowerPoint presentations, or help use features in Excel.
The Copilot feature can also provide information on upcoming Microsoft Teams meetings, prepare people with updates on related projects and organizational changes, and even transcribe meetings and summarize action items throughout a meeting.
Copilot uses grounding to improve the quality of the prompts it's given and combines Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with the Microsoft Graph of data and intelligence.
While concerns around the accuracy of AI models may arise, Microsoft has noted that it's moving quickly but responsibly and is testing Copilot with a small group of customers to get feedback and improve its models as it scales.
*Pricing is TBD.*
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Let’s see it in action:
One commenter is stirring the pot:
“Microsoft is completely murdering Google right now. They kept pretty quietly to themselves, investing in openAI and then BAM! Bing and Office are suddenly way ahead … I hope Google sees the wake up call and catches up.”
While another is sounding a bit cynical:
“Soon AI will be designing better layouts, better websites, better marketing campaigns, better articles etc... that it will make many humans feel.... useless. What do we do when the AI realizes how useless the humans are?”
Like it or not, it was bound to happen.
Microsoft continues to be a leading force in the tech world, so it can’t be that surprising that they’d use AI to level up their current product offerings.
And let’s be honest (talkin’ to you cynics)… pivot tables with a click of a button? Sign me up.
Read the full product release article directly from Microsoft here.
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