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Using AI for Creative Work
Nov 30, 2023
Author Stephen Marche and composer Lucas Cantor discuss the use of AI in creative work, including an AI-written novel and completing Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. They explore the strengths and weaknesses of AI in generating plots and style, the process of using AI as a writing tool, analyzing and generating music with AI, and the role of AI in enhancing human creativity. The chapter also covers topics like birthday gifts and ads.
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- AI can serve as a writing tool, enhancing the creative process by assisting in generating unique and interesting text.
- AI empowers artists to explore new sonorities and challenge musical orthodoxy, enhancing the creation of profound and innovative music.
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Using AI to Write a Novel
Stephen Marsh, a writer, used AI to write a short novel called 'Death of an Author'. He used a generative AI model called GPT-4 to generate text, giving specific commands for style, syntax, and plot details. While AI is poor at generating plots, it excels at style. Marsh used a program called Pseudo to edit and refine the generated text, selecting the parts he liked and making it sound like different authors. The process was a creative act, with the AI serving as a writing tool to assist Marsh in creating a unique and interesting novel.
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