Voice cloning technology is here, and it’s good. You’ve heard about celebrities like Scarlett Johansson who have had their voices cloned and used without permission. All you need is 30 seconds of anyone’s voice, and AI gives you a lifetime of conversation. I mean having a Delco accent chatbot telling you to geh head yoos…
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Practical AI for Everyday Life: Notes from my lecture.
I held a lecture recently about the practical AI use for Everyday Life, the group as expected was a bit older; everyone was over 40 and there was even an 80-year-old. That gentleman couldn’t wait to talk to his morning walking partner. We gathered to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a concept they’d all heard of but…
How AI is Transforming Education: Engaging Students while Empowering Teachers
Across the US, AI fears have rendered knee-jerk AI bans in some schools. Fortunately, many of those schools have reversed their decisions. Many schools have embraced AI and have included the tech in their curriculum. This is the correct answer. Obviously, generative AI is raising valid concerns among educators about plagiarism. That’s the first thing…
AI is Getting Better at Just Making Stuff Up
I recently read a book entitled The Stranger in the Woods, by Michael Finkel. It is about a man named Christopher Knight who lived in the woods of Maine for 27 years without human contact. It’s a decent read for the sheer logistics of living off the grid illegally for nearly 3 decades. It reminded…
Stable Audio: A New Way to Make Music with AI
People who are not Musicians or music producers now have an exciting new AI tool at their disposal – Stability AI’s Stable Audio. This new text-to-audio model allows anyone to generate music and sound effects simply by describing what they want in text prompts. It’s still early, but users can generate music in any genre…
Creating Object Portraits with Midjourney
Object portraits are an artistic genre where portraits are composed of objects rather than literal likenesses. The objects are carefully chosen for their symbolism and connection to the portrait subject. This allows the artist to convey the essence and personality of the subject through meaningful items. It makes sense that AI can do this well. …
Claude 2 vs ChatGPT – How Anthropic’s New AI Writing Assistant Stacks Up
Hey folks, say hello to Claude 2, the newest contender in the arena of Artificial Intelligence! Brought to you by Anthropic AI, this shiny toy promises to give the heavyweights like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing AI a run for their money. But does it pack the punch we are looking for? Every day, a new…