In this engaging discussion, Grimes, also known as c, a Canadian musician and producer known for her experimental electronic sound, shares her insights on modern music creation. She explores how technology has transformed artistic expression and the role of AI in creativity. Grimes introduces her innovative projects, including a new digital avatar named 'War Nymph,' and discusses the emotional complexities of maintaining dual identities online. Her reflections on beauty, mythology, and climate change also highlight her latest album, Miss Anthropocene.
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The End of Human Art
Grimes believes AI will surpass human artistry, envisioning a future where AI creates art for itself, not humans.
This could lead to entirely new art forms and standards, marking the end of human-centric art.
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Embodiment of AI
Sean Carroll suggests AI's lack of embodiment, like hunger or tiredness, limits its artistic potential.
Grimes counters, arguing AI doesn't need human-like needs and these can be emulated if necessary.
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Accidental Music Career
Grimes studied neuroscience at McGill and unexpectedly made an EP for a logic class assignment.
This EP's viral success launched her music career, despite having little formal music training.
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In this book, Nick Bostrom delves into the implications of creating superintelligence, which could surpass human intelligence in all domains. He discusses the potential dangers, such as the loss of human control over such powerful entities, and presents various strategies to ensure that superintelligences align with human values. The book examines the 'AI control problem' and the need to endow future machine intelligence with positive values to prevent existential risks[3][5][4].
Gödel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
Douglas Hofstadter
This book by Douglas Hofstadter is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary work that explores the interrelated ideas of Kurt Gödel, M.C. Escher, and Johann Sebastian Bach. It delves into concepts such as self-reference, recursion, and the limits of formal systems, particularly through Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem. The book uses dialogues between fictional characters, including Achilles and the Tortoise, to intuitively present complex ideas before they are formally explained. It covers a wide range of topics including cognitive science, artificial intelligence, number theory, and the philosophy of mind, aiming to understand how consciousness and intelligence emerge from formal systems[2][4][5].
Changing technologies have always affected how we produce and enjoy art, and music might be the most obvious example. Radio and recordings made it easy for professional music to be widely disseminated, but created a barrier to its creation. Nowadays computers are helping to reverse that trend, allowing casual users to create slick songs of their own. Not everyone is equally good at it, however; Grimes (who currently goes by c, the symbol for the speed of light) is a wildly successful electronic artist who writes, produces, performs, and sings her own songs. We dig into how music is made in the modern world, but also go well beyond that, into artificial intelligence and the nature of digital/virtual/online personae. We talk about the birth of a new digital avatar -- who might be called "War Nymph"? -- and how to navigate the boundaries of art, technology, fashion, and culture. Her new album Miss Anthropocene will be released in February 2020.
Grimes, or c, studied neuroscience at McGill University before turning full-time to music. Her previous albums include Geidi Primes, Halfaxa, Visions, and Art Angels. Her latest album, Miss Anthropocene, channels the goddess of climate change. On December 5th in Miami, she will be orchestrating the one-night-only rave Bio-Haque.
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas 
