I’ve been off for a couple of weeks, firstly in Morocco on a lovely and expensive holiday (please take out a paid subscription if you haven’t already…), and then just struggling to get back into the rhythm of things here in my normal work week.
Recently, the musician and content creator Adam Neely made a little survey on Twitter about AI-powered music software like Suno and commented on his results in his latest video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dcFhF0Dlk&t=5124s) Many of Suno's users declared that they were enthusiastic about AI music creation because it allows them to hear their highly specific (and frankly absurd) ideas that they, as amateurs, couldn't create on their own.
That's definitely not a worthwhile investment opportunity, but it's fascinating to see how deep the need or desire is to use AI as a hyper-customization engine, either for music, visual arts, or texts. And to do it in a deeply lonely and self-centered way; forget about the motto of "if you want to see something in the world, just do it", this is the opposite way: create products meant only for your own enjoyment, do not engage with anything that you yourself have not created or adapted.
That makes me think that could be the final result left by AI, after all of this conversation about bubbles and supposedly AGI fading. The impulse for hyper-customization will remain as a product.
AI as a means of bridging the skill gap with artistic creation? That’s 100% a business model. It’s just a short-termist one that doesn’t solve for the consumption of the product, just its creation.
Recently, the musician and content creator Adam Neely made a little survey on Twitter about AI-powered music software like Suno and commented on his results in his latest video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dcFhF0Dlk&t=5124s) Many of Suno's users declared that they were enthusiastic about AI music creation because it allows them to hear their highly specific (and frankly absurd) ideas that they, as amateurs, couldn't create on their own.
That's definitely not a worthwhile investment opportunity, but it's fascinating to see how deep the need or desire is to use AI as a hyper-customization engine, either for music, visual arts, or texts. And to do it in a deeply lonely and self-centered way; forget about the motto of "if you want to see something in the world, just do it", this is the opposite way: create products meant only for your own enjoyment, do not engage with anything that you yourself have not created or adapted.
That makes me think that could be the final result left by AI, after all of this conversation about bubbles and supposedly AGI fading. The impulse for hyper-customization will remain as a product.
AI as a means of bridging the skill gap with artistic creation? That’s 100% a business model. It’s just a short-termist one that doesn’t solve for the consumption of the product, just its creation.