I agree it’s not perfect. It has the feel of… well, the musical version of what you get with AI-generated images, where your first impression is ‘wow’ and then you look more closely and you notice all sorts of aberrant details that sour you on the whole thing.
I think you misunderstood me if you think I prefer Suno to music made by humans. I prefer some Suno songs to many songs made by humans. Mainly because of the lyrics—I can get Suno songs made out of whatever lyrics I like, whereas most really good human-made songs have insipid or banal lyrics about clubbing or casual sex or whatever.
Only the first few sections of the comment were directed at you; the last bit was a broader point re other commenters in the thread, the fooming shoggoths, and various in-person conversations I’ve had with people in the bay.
That rationalists and EAs tend toward aesthetic bankruptcy is one of my chronic bones to pick, because I do think it indicates the presence of some bias that doesn’t exist in the general population, which results in various blind spots.
Sorry for not signposting and/or limiting myself to a direct reply; that was definitely confusing.
I think you should give 1 or 2 a try, and would volunteer my time (although if you’d find a betting structure more enticing, we could say my time is free iff I turn out to be wrong, and otherwise you’d pay me).
I agree it’s not perfect. It has the feel of… well, the musical version of what you get with AI-generated images, where your first impression is ‘wow’ and then you look more closely and you notice all sorts of aberrant details that sour you on the whole thing.
I think you misunderstood me if you think I prefer Suno to music made by humans. I prefer some Suno songs to many songs made by humans. Mainly because of the lyrics—I can get Suno songs made out of whatever lyrics I like, whereas most really good human-made songs have insipid or banal lyrics about clubbing or casual sex or whatever.
Only the first few sections of the comment were directed at you; the last bit was a broader point re other commenters in the thread, the fooming shoggoths, and various in-person conversations I’ve had with people in the bay.
That rationalists and EAs tend toward aesthetic bankruptcy is one of my chronic bones to pick, because I do think it indicates the presence of some bias that doesn’t exist in the general population, which results in various blind spots.
Sorry for not signposting and/or limiting myself to a direct reply; that was definitely confusing.
I think you should give 1 or 2 a try, and would volunteer my time (although if you’d find a betting structure more enticing, we could say my time is free iff I turn out to be wrong, and otherwise you’d pay me).