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 been written a zillion times, AI is digesting the content that's 90% marketing non-sense. It's treating all Jays audiolab, cheap audio man etc. and other snake oil as equally valuable source to let's say the actually worthy observations of @erik_squires No, I would not use AI for audio advice. For the other things that rely on swallowing a zillion pages or peer reviewed science? sure! |
I did not write the AI instructions… simply cut & pasted someone else’s work… probably someone who writes AI instructions for a living. I did spend my career with IBM, in services executive management. I my 40 years at IBM, technology advanced tremendously. AI is an example of that. The power of AI is undeniable & is and will change the world, just as IBM computers or cell phones have… probably greater. If you do not now…unless you are a technology denier, you will very soon. |
I’ve found usefulness in it but don’t take it as gospel. I can get chat gpt and google ai to completely contradict itself, like 180 deg depending on how you ask the exact same question. personally I believe it should be banned other than surface stuff until there are stiff regulations and watchdogs around it. |
