budjoe, Good analysis of what AI is (or isn't).
John Galt would be turning over in his grave if he knew. :-)
I miss scarcity
This is not a complaint. Or, if it is a complaint, it's half-aimed at me. Mostly this is a reflection.
In the old days, I got to know music really well -- in great detail, sonically, musically, reading all the credits, the liner notes, etc. A friend would have an album I didn't, so I'd go to his house to listen. We'd talk about the music. We'd talk about how album sides hung together or didn't. We were thrilled by double albums.
Now, a torrent of information is everywhere. I listen alone, often to a single song, often not listening to anything over and over again.
You will tell me, "That's your choice." I'd half agree. It's like agreeing that "It's my choice not to live off the electrical grid."
As I read and teach about AI, I am learning that our tools often prioritize speed and information glut. It seems, initially, like a cornucopia but it becomes a wash of "content." I must admit, I'm losing my talent for managing all this content, and I'm losing my love for it. And it's making me into a different person, somewhat, and I am not so sure I want to be that person. End of reflection.
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98+% of the data collected every day has not been used and likely never will be, AI is solving the wrong problems, for now. It is making dumb people even dumber.
None of the music I don't have and I am still looking for is on any streaming platform.
The ads make this site impossible. And the dumbest ads at that
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@hilde45 great post! As a thought experiment imagine a technology that could download the physical, mental and emotional experiences of listening to a piece of music directly into your brain. Press an icon on your digital device and after a second or two of flashing lights and seemingly random tones you feel that you've just listened to entire symphony. It would be near instantaneous and completely frictionless. You would have a real memory of listening. For some people that would be nirvana. You wouldn't need hi-fi equipment. That alone would be a tremendous saving of time and money. No more debates about power cords -- Yeah! Nor would you have to spend hours sitting in a chair actually listening to music. Talk about mundane activities. Of course there would be some older people who would claim that somethings not right with the digital memory brain download technology. |
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