Is AI taking over audio gear research?
an audio dealer recommends talking to AI.
It's getting better and better and better. I think ai deep analysis of all things audio is impressive to the nth degree. Of course eventually you're gonna have to listen to something before making a purchase decision.
a lot depends on Web available source data and it's difficult to get a sense as to how extensive available material is being reviewed by AI, clearly it's vast. The truly impressive aspects are continuing to improve inference capabilities. I am far from an expert in audio stuff but I do recognize some really impressive comments being made by AI. I find myself asking lots of questions about certain gear and asking for comparisons to other gear. I have a running thread that's probably the length of the Bible at this point and that's the better way to do it rather than doing a bunch of individual threads although now ChatGPT is accessing all the threads so it may not matter much but it's still better to keep it all within one extended thread. I approach things with healthy skepticism.
ai takes initiative. It anticipate things I have not thought of. I am using ChatGPT pro. I think free Gemini AI sucks and make lots of errors.
I don't type into ChatGPT I dictate everything and that makes it more effective. I can use extended thoughts and questions and basically compose several sentences of content before I submit. It can handle lots of twisted info.
I thought I'd share all this.
It's really good for getting specs/details on products you already know something about, even it it's just the name. Beats manually looking at a bunch of websites. As an example, I recently asked it to compare 2 specific cables, one of which I own, and the conclusion was most likely a lateral move. Obviously I would need to listen to both to prove that, but the logic made perfect sense.
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@erik_squires, I agree!! Mike |
The Editor in Chief of The Absolute Sound, in an editorial several months ago, talked about how he’d written an article, and AI, without his input, regurgitated a stream of information - and none of it was what he’d said. He said, in fact, that the systems it put together were not even the ones he’d suggested. This is a followup column on the subject.
https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/from-the-editor-teach-a-man-to-fish/ |
I use Microsoft Copilot AI extensively but would not make a final purchase decision based only on it. Its responses are always clear and organized. Like the OP, I am amazed at the quality of the responses I usually (but not always) get. Some in the forum may have formed negative opinions based on AI versions of 6 mths or more ago. If so, try it again. It is progressing at a similar speed as D-amps! There is a big difference in responses I get now compared to 6 mths ago. When Copilot says something wrong, I tell it. Copilot responds with an apology, admission of "guilt" and an analysis of where it went wrong. Then it restates what it had incorrectly said in a corrected manner. I wish some of the people around me were as forthcoming when corrected. |
