AI Brings John Lennon’s Voice Back to Life. Meta Open-Sources AI Music Generator.
AI-Generated QR Codes Go Viral on Reddit.
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🎧 AI Brings John Lennon’s Voice Back to Life
🤖 German Church Holds AI-Powered Service
🎧️ Meta Open-Sources AI Music Generator
🚀 AI-Generated QR Codes Go Viral on Reddit
AI Brings John Lennon’s Voice Back to Life
Here's the scoop! Sir Paul McCartney spilled the beans in an interview that a final Beatles record is in the works.
And get this, they're using artificial intelligence to bring John Lennon's vocals back to life!
Apparently, director Peter Jackson worked his magic on some old recordings and managed to extract John's voice from a dodgy cassette tape.
The AI wizards then trained a computer to isolate the Beatles' voices and instruments from the background noise.
They merged John's voice with their AI model, and voila! It's not exactly Lennon, but it's pretty darn close.
The track they're working on is believed to be "Now and Then," a song Lennon composed ages ago.
They actually tried recording it back in the day, but it didn't work out. Now, thanks to AI, they've fixed all the sound issues, and the record is set to be released later this year.
It's a controversial topic in the music industry, with some artists embracing AI and others not so keen.
But hey, you can already find AI-generated Lennon covers of Oasis, David Bowie, and even The Beatles themselves on YouTube.
Who knows where this AI music journey will take us? It's like a long and winding road of creativity and copyright chaos. Let's see how it all pans out.
German Church Holds AI-Powered Service
In Germany, they had an experimental church service powered by ChatGPT!
The chatbot delivered a sermon through avatars on a TV screen.
It started by saying, "Hey, it's an honor for me, an AI, to preach to you all." The theologian behind it wanted to see how AI could assist religious leaders, not replace them.
The reactions were all over the place. Some people found it funny because the avatars were deadpan and robotic, while others felt it lacked heart and soul.
I mean, it's hard to compete with human emotions, right? But some folks actually thought it worked pretty well, even if it was a bit bumpy.
Now, imagine if pastors start relying on AI to write sermons. We might end up with some seriously wild interpretations of religious teachings.
It could be like ancient Greek mistranslations all over again! Who knows where this AI journey will take us next? It's definitely an interesting—and slightly bizarre—blend of technology and spirituality.
Meta Open-Sources AI Music Generator
Meta, you know, the big shots behind Facebook, have dropped their own AI-powered music generator called MusicGen.
And guess what? They've open-sourced it, unlike Google. This baby can take a text description and turn it into a 12-second audio snippet of music.
You can even steer it with a reference song to get the vibes just right.
Now, let's be real here. MusicGen ain't gonna replace human musicians anytime soon.
The tunes it spits out are alright, but they're not winning any Grammy Awards, that's for sure.
I compared it to Google's AI music generator, MusicLM, and they're pretty neck and neck in terms of quality.
But here's the thing… Generative music comes with some ethical and legal challenges.
Artists are worried about their music being used without their consent. And streaming platforms aren't too keen on deepfake-style tracks.
Lawsuits are popping up all over the place, and it's a real gray area.
Anyway, Meta claims they've done their due diligence, working with legal agreements and all that jazz.
So, let's see where this AI music revolution takes us. Who knows, maybe someday AI will be the new Beethoven. Or maybe not.
AI-Generated QR Codes Go Viral on Reddit
Check out these funky QR codes!
Some genius on Reddit, nhciao, used an AI image-synthesis model called Stable Diffusion to create QR codes that double as cool anime-style artwork.
And get this—they actually work when you scan them with your phone! These QR codes can store all sorts of data, like website links and stuff.
The secret sauce here is that Stable Diffusion adds an artistic flair to the QR codes without messing up their functionality.
It's like turning a plain old barcode into a masterpiece!
The AI model blends the artwork with the QR code while keeping the data intact. It's some next-level creativity that meets utility.
Imagine the possibilities, guys! QR codes could become the new canvas for digital art.
They don't have to be boring anymore. And people are loving this idea on social media. It's like QR codes just got a serious style upgrade. Get ready to scan some artsy codes in the future. Who said tech can't be fancy?
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