Is AI going to kill Hifi?

AI on eBay.

Has anyone noticed the atrocious descriptions that are posted on some sellers auctions and sales?
 

When l see obvious AI generated descriptions with all the over elaborated claims which sometimes bare no real relation to the product, it makes me cringe. If sellers accept the AI as an “option” it is nothing less than their utter laziness. An indication that they are not prepared to list a description themselves and a stupid cheap time saving substitute. I think the same with insufficient photographs taken of an expensive piece of equipment. l will not buy from them. l see lack of care and attention as an indication of the character of the person l would be dealing with. 

The AI generated stuff uses the inputed details from the general listing and embellishes it. Put the wrong details into the eBay listing and AI runs amok…. feed in rubbish you get made up embellished rubbish in abundance as a result. AI is no good talking about music or performance and best left off a selling platform.

Using AI as used by eBay is not a good choice especially if the seller does not even bother to check their adverts before posting them. There are so many stupid mistakes….. it’s just not logical

Al in music

In the late 60s with the Moog synthesiser bursting on the scene, record companies went bonkers and released “computer music“ (electronic music) in the 70s.

The idea was that computers actually composed the music on these records. A gimmick that lasted a short time as it was of novelty value and complete rubbish. I strongly believe it was a publicity stunt and humans were involved.

With the proposition that AI will write music it would have to have feelings and a soul first or it will go the way of computer music

@moonwatcher 

AI is all around

Thank you for your insight. Yes l know l was generalising about the 70s and intended to say todays AI is the computer music devil in another guise. It’s creeping up behind us HAL fashion.
Are you related to Moon-Watcher from Arthur C Clarke’s original “The Sentinel” short story? If so l don’t need to emphasise the dangers of the AI future menace, and l am in total agreement with you there…… just a moment…. just a moment….. daisy daisy give me your answer true….. do

@jsalerno277 

”…we should be concerned with AI written and performed…”

AI in whatever way it evolves can potentially self learn all the time, it is the nature of the beast but it does not have a soul.

The real danger is, how far will AI go, teaching itself, trying to find a soul?
Unbridled love for itself could make science fiction (The Forbin Project* or Demon Seed) into science fact.

Is this science imitating man? Who knows what any of this could evolve into?

* due recognition as referenced earlier by @asvjerry 

@srinisr “looked down to see it was credited to AI”

Ahhh…. Are you sure?
Or is AI fooling with you, or some mad scientist?

Just joking….. it must be true-ish.

@asvjerry 6th grade education

I must admit a had a quiet laugh about that. Here’s my variations on your theme…

l did a last minute cruise around Ireland two years ago with Norwegian Cruise Line sailing out of Southampton. One thing l learned quickly was that it was an American Cruise Company named Norwegian Cruise Line? The brand “NCL” has absolutely nothing to do with Norway or Norwegian ownership. I should have taken that as a sign….
2000 or so of the 3000 on board “tourists crammed in a boat” we’re American. I personally experienced that “6th grade education” with some of the evening dining conversations. Completely blinkered attitudes at odds with world wide opinions.

l had constant inner laughs people watching. Most had come over to trace their roots in Limerick, Galloway, Cork and Dublin. A lot of the passengers were dressed for dinner just like they would have been at home, Hillbillies, Texans, Dixielanders, KFC lookalikes and the like. Visually it made a rather loud spectacle and more like “fancy dress”. It was a constant source of high amusement for the average UK passenger on an Ireland or British Isles circular cruise break away.

My partner and l had a bet as to how many minutes it would take for our various table guests each night to get talking about (Yawn) “money” or “how many cruises you been on?” Mention anything political or critical and the roof came off. Some of the conversations were so bizarre. It was like being in a playground all over again.

My wife said…. “It’s so loopy and cooky, you just can’t write it”