I missed that earlier. That’s awesome!
Generated a song with AI
Yep, no offense taken over anything.
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Here’s a picture of you-know-who a few years down the road. Created by Midjourney. Prompt created by ChatGPT. Midjourney doesn’t seem to understand the concept of a five string banjo.
banjo ben.jpg
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Great responses by everybody!
My problem with the aged @BanjoBen image is his expression. You can’t play a sad song on a banjo!
That, and the fact that he seems to have lost a finger on his left hand. AI can’t be smart enough to predict that, can it?
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All,
I’ve enjoyed this thread.
From top left, clockwise:
Franklin Graham, Doc Watson’s 1st cousin who is coincidentally first cousins with Byron Berline, Nicholas Cage, and @mharrison43 2 years after his razor breaks
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@Mike_R Midjourney AI is famous for messing up hands. Maybe he should stick to playing a four string banjo.
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He’s extremely brilliant, as well as a bit of a savant. I’ve watched him struggle with Aspberger’s since he was a teenager. Still a bit awkward, but he’s come a long ways.
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I’d like to point out another aspect of AI that I see all the time…
I’m a Day Trader, yes, that is how I work from home. Not only am I a trader, but I trade enough to qualify as a HFT (High Frequency Trader).
Finacial reports, cash flow, EPS, EBITDA, DD, etc when looking to invest or trade? It’s a joke. Nearly all of the markets are controlled by AI. Algos run everything. I simply trade their daily patterns - identical.
Hard to tell the AI vs reality. People need to slowly wean themselves from “the metrics” or it will more than likely consume them…90% do not even know how to spot it.
We all have flaws. None of us are perfect. There is no “perfect” in life…holes there if you know what to look for…the Calculus. That’s what I exploit.
Son of mine heading off to an academy? 100% “ghost” on all social media. He said “not me” when he was in jr high… not a single account or post. It will destroy better people.
My oldest? The Biomolecular Engineer graduating w/MS in Data Analytics? She has IQ range of 130+. She could be dangerous with this stuff in her hands. She’s a “good one” though. “Not on my watch” is the way she rolls.
Great thread. Lurking in every shadow.
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I found this article and was reminded of this thread where we were talking about AI. Thought provoking at the very least.
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Is it saying we can trust China’s photos just not the US ones? 
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In this case, it looks like it 
Not saying I’ve confirmed/researched everything it says - I just said it’s thought provoking. And I do 100% agree with the rest of the article. That guy (Bart Sibrel) knows his stuff.
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Another AI curiosity. I don’t have much interest or fascination in the whole AI concept, but Canva has a new image generating tool called Magic Media and I had to type in “a bluegrass band on stage.” It gave me 4 results to choose from. Could the future of bluegrass be more flatpicking centered?
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My personal new AI toy is Ollama, which lets you run a chat AI on your Linux or Mac computer (Windows is supposedly on the way). I’m having way too much fun with the different aspects of it 
Looks like we’re down for 6 small body guitars and bluegrass cellos.
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THIS I want to see live.
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I’m going to see Young Original this week and their cellist Silas plays a pretty mean cello bassline!
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Yeah, it’s incredible how quickly AI can generate something so creative. However, I still believe that songwriting is an art best left to people. AI tools are great for sparking ideas and getting past writer’s block, but there’s something special about the human touch in music.
I use Jasper for writing songs. It helps me brainstorm and get a draft down, but I always make sure to infuse my personal experiences and emotions into the final version. There’s a depth and authenticity that comes from human creativity that AI just can’t replicate.
Other AI tools are listed on https://writingtools.co.uk/pricing.html if someone might want to try one.
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