I just have to tell you that we sang Vincent in primary school choir in the mid 1980s. Mrs Mott had great taste in music as well as being amazing on the piano; we did a fair few Simon and Garfunkel numbers as well. And your AI paragraph demonstrates your point about humanity in creativity perfectly. Clever!
Brilliantly written. You are evolving into my favorite kind of writer, one who creates paintings from their word choices and evocative phrases. These can be powerful and moving - here they put the us with you in front of the art, on the rain soaked roadway and touched by the humanity of the feelings generated. At times it is an old song heard for the first time, at other times it is a song heard many times that is suddenly listened to for the first time. Whether AI will reach the level of real feeling or present an imitation so profound that it can be mistaken for real has yet to be determined but already the results are amazing. Dall-E Van Gogh and Vincent ChatGPT Gogh are evolving at light speed - now if they could only get the pope's fingers right...:-)
An excellent post. I am not afraid of AI because it has no heart, but it can take work from humans. But when it comes to creative arts, there is always an implicit relationship between the artist and the person appreciating it. As a songwriter, when I perform, and someone listens to the song and responds with tears, saying "How did you know that about me?" I don't think, clever as they might be, that an AI will achieve that. Can an AI write a best selling song? I suspect absolutely yes. When I studied music, I learned formulas, tools, structures. Can it create soul? I don't think so.
Beautiful summary of the power of someone else’s words or images to evoke something in us. It requires a human on the other end of the line, doesn’t it? I love this song too, and I tear up nearly every time I hear it.
I loved this piece, thank you. I feel the same way about Kenny Rogers the Gambler. After hearing it many times, there was a time where it just moved me, and the wisdom in considering the journey of life, and the cards we're dealt. Thank you for illuminating more reactions to humanity.
Brilliant as always, Ryan.
I just have to tell you that we sang Vincent in primary school choir in the mid 1980s. Mrs Mott had great taste in music as well as being amazing on the piano; we did a fair few Simon and Garfunkel numbers as well. And your AI paragraph demonstrates your point about humanity in creativity perfectly. Clever!
Brilliantly written. You are evolving into my favorite kind of writer, one who creates paintings from their word choices and evocative phrases. These can be powerful and moving - here they put the us with you in front of the art, on the rain soaked roadway and touched by the humanity of the feelings generated. At times it is an old song heard for the first time, at other times it is a song heard many times that is suddenly listened to for the first time. Whether AI will reach the level of real feeling or present an imitation so profound that it can be mistaken for real has yet to be determined but already the results are amazing. Dall-E Van Gogh and Vincent ChatGPT Gogh are evolving at light speed - now if they could only get the pope's fingers right...:-)
Stunning piece.
An excellent post. I am not afraid of AI because it has no heart, but it can take work from humans. But when it comes to creative arts, there is always an implicit relationship between the artist and the person appreciating it. As a songwriter, when I perform, and someone listens to the song and responds with tears, saying "How did you know that about me?" I don't think, clever as they might be, that an AI will achieve that. Can an AI write a best selling song? I suspect absolutely yes. When I studied music, I learned formulas, tools, structures. Can it create soul? I don't think so.
Spot on. I feel confident in your summation!
Beautiful summary of the power of someone else’s words or images to evoke something in us. It requires a human on the other end of the line, doesn’t it? I love this song too, and I tear up nearly every time I hear it.
I loved this piece, thank you. I feel the same way about Kenny Rogers the Gambler. After hearing it many times, there was a time where it just moved me, and the wisdom in considering the journey of life, and the cards we're dealt. Thank you for illuminating more reactions to humanity.
Thanks for reminding me about the song. Haven't heard it in years.
Also, Wollongong! I used to live in Cronulla, to your north!
‘Without humanity’ Mmm very insightful.
As usual, you've touched my heart