One thing that's been pretty interesting is AI vocal splitting, which has revolutionized the art of remixing music that couldn't be fully remixed before.
I used it to remix one of my favorite songs ever by Biz Markie just before he passed last year. It ended up being the last remix made of his music before his passing, and I sent it to his manager just before, so I'd like to believe he heard it.
It still has a ways to go (as audio quality can be spotty and incomplete), but these online services can often separate more than just vocals now, they can cut individual instruments out of music, and even create pretty good instrumentals. I have been able to remove uncleared vocals from fully mixed tunes that I've made so they can be released as well. I never thought it would have been possible 20 years ago when I started music. As for AI generated music, I think it will be a travesty to de-value or remove humans from the music/art making process entirely, it will always likely be something derivative of human work in essence anyway, but I don't think it will ever match the depth and soul of human-generated music to people who truly know and love music, some things just can't be emulated.
That one changed my life. It allows me to log into different AWS accounts at the same time. Also different Gmail accounts at once (like my kids' email and mine).
Also it gives you a massive boost in privacy since cookies don't follow you around since they are restricted to one container.
Try not to put yourself down like that; it might just be that you were already grounded and emotionally centred enough that you didn't need to chase the riches and fame :)
I was hoping for some practical examples of the kind Benjamin Franklin describes in his wonderful autobiography. For example when he discovers he's not a very good writer and wants to improve he comes up with this strategy ("Spectator" refers to the magazine containing articles/"papers" he thought were well-written):
“I took some of the papers, and, making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, try’d to compleat the papers again, by expressing each hinted sentiment at length, and as fully as it had been expressed before, in any suitable words that should come to hand. Then I compared my Spectator with the original, discovered some of my faults, and corrected them.”
TL;DR There are traditionally 2 kinds of culture - honor, and dignity. The west tends to be predominantly Dignity culture. Asia and Africa tend to be predominantly Honor cultures. This idea is that we are seeing a shift into a culture that combines both of these - the victim culture.
If you would like to elevate your thinking on this subject in order to understand what's going on, I recommend:
1. Iron law of oligarchy (1911 - 1700 words on wikipedia):
"all complex organizations, regardless of how democratic they are when started, eventually develop into oligarchies."
2. Dictator's handbook (2011) - Or CGP Grey's summary: rules for rulers (2016 - 18 minutes):
"Bad behavior" is emergent from power structures rather than human weakness. From democracies to dictatorships, organizations select for Machiavellian and psychopathic behaviors.
I can't recommend these enough. This life altering perspective takes <30 minutes to go over - plus potentially several days of despair.
The problems with the world are not user error. How can technology help?
I used it to remix one of my favorite songs ever by Biz Markie just before he passed last year. It ended up being the last remix made of his music before his passing, and I sent it to his manager just before, so I'd like to believe he heard it.
It still has a ways to go (as audio quality can be spotty and incomplete), but these online services can often separate more than just vocals now, they can cut individual instruments out of music, and even create pretty good instrumentals. I have been able to remove uncleared vocals from fully mixed tunes that I've made so they can be released as well. I never thought it would have been possible 20 years ago when I started music. As for AI generated music, I think it will be a travesty to de-value or remove humans from the music/art making process entirely, it will always likely be something derivative of human work in essence anyway, but I don't think it will ever match the depth and soul of human-generated music to people who truly know and love music, some things just can't be emulated.
Here's the remix video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL14JH5f-qM