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Music thing’s Tom Whitwell used ChatGPT to predict Superbooth news – how did they do?
Tom Whitwell, the human who previously blogged about music tech, has turned his attention to just making gear instead under the same banner, Music thing. But that didn’t stop him from getting ChatGPT to hallucinate some news from Superbooth before it happened. Now that we’ve got the real news, how did the AI fare?
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The Daily Show takes on the Black and gay origins of house music
“You’ve never heard me say – surprise, it’s Caucasians!” The always-on-point Roy Wood Jr. tackles the origins of house music for general audiences on The Daily Show. And while you likely know that history, this one is well worth a watch.
Artist uses AI to perfectly fake 70s science fiction pulp covers – artwork and titles
It’s algorithmic, generative 70s sci-fi pulp, courtesy OpenAI. Artist Lewis tells us about how it was done. Meanwhile, see how many friends will pretend to have heard of Neytiri A. Quaritch’s pioneering tome, Green Glass is the Color of the Wind. Whether you’re a hardcore sci-fi fan or have just been rummaging 70s paperbacks at […]
Peter Kirn - February 7, 2022
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One artist is making insane, impossible, hilarious KORG volca mock-ups
Peter Kirn - June 15, 2021
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Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Techno: The Gathering, scene satire fantasy game, keeps getting better
Peter Kirn - November 1, 2018
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