

The Frontier of AI-Generated Music Models
5 snips Aug 3, 2023
Financial investments in AI are projected to soar, possibly hitting 4% of GDP by 2025. Discover the innovative music models from Meta and Google, like AudioCraft and MusicLM, which are transforming music creation. Explore the contrasting strategies of major companies in generative AI and the industry's complex response to AI-generated music, including viral hits. Lastly, ponder the future of music creation as artists grapple with AI's potential to enhance creativity while fearing obsolescence.
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AI Investment Boom
- Goldman Sachs predicts AI investment could reach 4% of US GDP by 2025.
- This investment boom is driven by AI's potential to increase labor productivity.
AI Music: A Cultural Battleground
- Music is a key battleground for generative AI due to its cultural significance and history with tech disruption.
- The "Hard on My Sleeve" AI song, featuring Drake and The Weeknd, exemplifies this conflict.
Experimenting with MusicLM
- NLW experimented with Google's MusicLM, a text-to-music AI, in its AI Test Kitchen.
- He tested prompts like "a simple classical melody evoking the feeling of fall" and "a driving 1980s synthwave track."