Hearing about music catering to an algorithm reminded me of a project I've heard about called "The People's Choice Music". The project involved two songs, each of which was made based on the results of a survey. One was based on what the survey said people liked, while the other was based on what the survey said people hated.
The "liked" song wound up being considered formulaic and dull, while the "hated" one has been described with phrases like "so bad it's good", "hilarious in its atrociousness", and "a real crackup." Oddly enough, both songs mention Wittgenstein, because "intellectual stimulation" factored into the results of both surveys.
Incidentally, two of the people behind this project have also done similar surveys for art, and created paintings based on the survey results for different countries.
Hearing about music catering to an algorithm reminded me of a project I've heard about called "The People's Choice Music". The project involved two songs, each of which was made based on the results of a survey. One was based on what the survey said people liked, while the other was based on what the survey said people hated.
The "liked" song wound up being considered formulaic and dull, while the "hated" one has been described with phrases like "so bad it's good", "hilarious in its atrociousness", and "a real crackup." Oddly enough, both songs mention Wittgenstein, because "intellectual stimulation" factored into the results of both surveys.
Incidentally, two of the people behind this project have also done similar surveys for art, and created paintings based on the survey results for different countries.
I think Spotify is doing a great work in AI recommendations when the next song plays. I haven't tried creating music from Suno and Udio, though.
Agreed! I've tried Suno and it's pretty good!
Just realized how CNNs have more applications besides image recognition😅 Absolutely great piece Logan! Looking forward to more breakdowns like this
Fascinating walkthrough of the problem and challenges—also the graphics look great!
Thanks James! Hoping to improve them over time.