AI Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Tired of Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant? Then check out Alfred.

Virtual assistants are everywhere these days, but all the ones I know of are disembodied voices. But not Alfred. Check

It’s called Ye, an AI program that’s supposed to mimic all things Kanye. I gave it a try. I did.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo wondered if it was possible to create an artificial intelligence program that could take

On “vacation” again for the next week, but that doesn’t mean the music news stops, does it? Here’s what’s happening

“Singing robots?” you say. “Doesn’t that describe all those TV talent competitions?” Maybe, but in this case, we’re talking about

Gnod stands for “Global Network of Discovery,” which promises “Let’s use the latest technological advances to make us all discover

The stories on AI applications in the music world just keep coming. And now there’s this. An AI music startup

Yes. Yes, it can.

Let’s start with this premise: Just because we have the technology to do something doesn’t mean we should do it.

She smuggled a gun into jail HOW? Oh. Sorry for the mental image. Distract yourself with music news for April

Okay, this NFT is way too weird. If you make it through that, check out music news for April 24,

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver